5 x Monk 5 x Lacy

5 x Monk 5 x Lacy
Live album by Steve Lacy
Released	1997
Recorded	March 26, 1994 at the Stockholm Kulturhuset, Sweden
Genre	Free jazz
Length	45:07
Label	Silkheart SHCD 144
Producer	Keith Knox
Steve Lacy chronology
Communiqué (1994) 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy (1994) Eternal Duo '95 (1995)

5 x Monk 5 x Lacy is a live solo album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded in Sweden in 1994 and released on the Silkheart label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "His interpretations are so self-sufficient that one does not miss the other instruments, although it is quite easy to "hear" the bass and drums behind the soprano... Highly recommended".^[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.^[4][5]

JazzTimes stated "the entirety of Lacy's art is to be found in compacted form in solo concerts like 5 X Monk 5 X Lacy"^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy except as indicated

1. "Shuffle Boil" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:48
2. "Eronel" (Monk) - 3:49
3. "Evidence" (Monk) - 3:37
4. "Pannonica" (Monk) - 5:24
5. "Who Knows?" (Monk) - 3:12
6. "The Crust" - 4:31
7. "Blues for Aida" - 5:51
8. "Revenue" - 5:27
9. "Lunch" - 4:13
10. "Deadline"- 5:15

Personnel

• Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone

References

1. Steve Lacy discography accessed July 31, 2014
2. Silkheart Records album entry accessed July 31, 2014
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 31, 2014
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Steve Lacy". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 857. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed July 31, 2014
6. Shoemaker, B., JazzTimes Review, October 1997