Futurities Part I

Steve Lacy Nine:

Futurities Part I
If it isn't fun, don't do it.

(Robert Creeley in "Sad Advice")

Recorded in 1984
Steve Lacy soprano saxophone Steve Potts alto & soprano saxophones George Lewis trombone Gyde Knebusch harp Barry Wedgle guitar Irene Aebi voice Jef Gardner piano Jean-Jacques Avenel bass Oliver Johnson drums, gongs, glockenspiel

Elsa Wolliaston dance Douglas Dunn dance Kenneth Noland decor John Davis lights Paul Sparrow sound Jocelyne Paché costumes

Ind. Title Composer / Author Dur.
1/ Sad Advice Steve Lacy / Robert Creeley 3:25
2/ The House 4:39
3/ Love Comes Quietly 4:42
4/ Old Song 5:37
5/ The Warning 4:00
6/ Juggler's Thought 4:10
7/ Jack's Blues 4:21
8/ Mind's Heart 3:58
9/ Chanson 4:31
10/ The End Of The Day 5:59

Recorded on November 19 & 20, 1984 at IRCAM, Paris (France) and January 14-18, 1985 at Studio Pfister, Berikon (Switzerland). Engineer: Peter Pfister.

Producers: Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger.

Cover painting: Kenneth Noland. Cover art: Walter Bosshardt.

Futurities Part II