Three Blokes
1994 live album by Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy and Evan Parker
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Three Blokes is a live album by saxophonists Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy and Evan Parker, recorded in Berlin in 1992 and first released on the FMP label in 1994.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | August 11, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | September 25–27, 1992 | |||
| Venue | Charlottenburg Town Hall, Berlin, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:26 | |||
| Label | FMP FMP CD 63 | |||
| Producer | Jost Gebers | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [7] |
AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek states, "This album documents three nights of a soprano saxophone throw-down in 1988 [sic] by three of the world's most infamous practitioners of the improviser's art on the instrument -- with Lacy being the unquestioned king of the straight horn. All the players led for one night; each grouped together all of the possible combinations in solo and duet forms, and then performed a brief trio piece as an encore. ... Three Blokes is not only compelling, it's riveting".[5]
The authors of Masters of Jazz Saxophone described the album as "a beautifully-recorded, unadorned three-soprano encounter."[8]
Track listing
- "The Crawl" (Evan Parker, Steve Lacy) – 16:27
- "Backslash" (Parker, Lacy) – 7:31
- "Glanced" (Lol Coxhill, Lacy) – 21:36
- "Broad Brush" (Parker, Coxhill) – 23:00
- "Three Blokes" (Lacy) – 3:53
Personnel
- Lol Coxhill – soprano saxophone (tracks 3–5)
- Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- Evan Parker – soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)