{"product_id":"steve-lacy-axieme-cd","title":"Steve Lacy - Axieme (CD) PREORDER","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLacy said; If you study and instrument alone, you're already playing alone. With one small step you can get to do it in public and this is a big step.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAxieme\u003c\/i\u003e captures legendary soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy in a deeply personal solo performance that distills decades of artistic exploration into six remarkably focused improvisations and compositions. Long celebrated for expanding the expressive possibilities of jazz while embracing poetry, literature, and experimental forms, Lacy approaches solo performance with an economy of means that reveals extraordinary depth. Working within simple melodic frameworks, he transforms silence, breath, resonance, and repetition into essential musical elements, demonstrating the unique improvisational language that defined his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the performance, Lacy explores progressive melodic development, moving effortlessly between blues inflections, avant-garde abstraction, and lyrical introspection. The recording makes full use of the acoustic space, with Lacy manipulating distance, dynamics, and timbre as expressive tools while allowing the natural resonance of the performance hall to become an active participant in the music. At the heart of the program are two movements from his celebrated \u003ci\u003eTao Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, a work inspired by the writings of Lao-Tzu that became a cornerstone of his repertoire over the course of a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased by Red Records, \u003ci\u003eAxieme\u003c\/i\u003e presents Steve Lacy at his most intimate and inventive, offering an illuminating portrait of one of jazz's most original improvisers through a performance that balances technical mastery, philosophical depth, and remarkable expressive simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eDEADLINE\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTHE NEW DUCK\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTAO SUITE PART 1\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTAO SUITE PART 2\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eCOASTLINE\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTHE CRUST\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Records\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48:23 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 09\/18\/26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8054154650651\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"REDRECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48608632340729,"sku":"123120-2","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/123120-2_b9c83156-ae77-48b6-a193-96200171f717.jpg?v=1782761297","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/steve-lacy-axieme-cd","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}