Futurities Part II

Steve Lacy Nine:

Futurities Part II
It is all a rhythm
from the shutting door
to the window opening [...]

(Robert Creeley in "The Rhythm")

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/ A Folk Song Steve Lacy / Robert Creeley 3:33
2/ The Traveler 3:34
3/ Oh No 5:07
4/ They Say 4:03
5/ Heaven 6:35
6/ Train Going By 4:27
7/ The Eye 6:39
8/ For No Clear Reason 5:15
9/ The Rhythm 7:40
10/ Night Time 2:40

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 I