Morning Joy

Morning Joy
Live album by Steve Lacy
Released	1989
Recorded	February 19, 1986
Venue	Sunset Club, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:33
Label	hat ART ; hat ART CD 6014
Producer	Werner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology

Last updated February 06, 2021

Morning Joy, subtitled Live at Sunset Paris is a live album by saxophonist Steve Lacy which was recorded in France in 1986 and first released on the hat ART label in 1989.^[1]^[2]^[3] The album was reissued in 2001 as Morning Joy and 2015 as Morning Joy...Paris Live with an additional track.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[6]

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy called it a "glorious set of pieces performed live in the mid-'80s by one of Steve Lacy's sterling working groups" stating "Morning Joy may not break any new ground, but it should provide considerable listening pleasure, both for those already familiar with the miraculous world of Steve Lacy and for those who are entering it for the first time".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy except where noted

"Epistrophy" (Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke) – 9:20
"Prospectus" – 7:44
"Wickets" – 16:11
"Morning Joy" – 10:25
"Work" (Monk) – 7:38 Additional track on CD reissue
"In Walked Bud" (Monk) – 11:41
"As Usual" – 13:11

Personnel

Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
Steve Potts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Jean-Jacques Avenel – bass
Oliver Johnson - drums

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References

↑ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018
↑ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018
↑ Jazzlists: hatART discography: CDs: 6000 to 6099 accessed July 11, 2018
↑ Discogs: album entry accessed July 11, 2018
1 2 Loewy, Steve. Steve Lacy: Morning Joy: Live at Sunset Paris – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 11, 2018.
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 857

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[Lacy_discography-1] Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018

[2] Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018

[3] Jazzlists: hatART discography: CDs: 6000 to 6099 accessed July 11, 2018

[4] Discogs: album entry accessed July 11, 2018

[Allmusic-5] 1 2 Loewy, Steve. Steve Lacy: Morning Joy: Live at Sunset Paris – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 11, 2018.

[Penguin-6] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 857

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v t e Steve Lacy
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
Studio albums	Soprano Sax (1957) Reflections (1958) The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy (1960) Evidence (1961) Disposability (1965) Sortie (1966) Moon (1969) Epistrophy (1969) Journey Without End (1971) Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet (1972) Axieme (1975) Trickles (1976) One-Upmanship (1977) Troubles (1979) Songs (1981) Ballets (1981) The Flame (1982) Only Monk (1985) Sempre Amore (1986) One Fell Swoop (1986) The Gleam (1986) Momentum (1987) The Window (1987) Paris Blues (1987) The Door (1988) More Monk (1989) Anthem (1989) Hot House (1990) Remains (1991) Revenue (1993) Vespers (1993) Communiqué (1994) Monk's Dream (1999)
Live albums	The Forest and the Zoo (1967) Hard Talk (1974) Clinkers (1977) Stamps (1977/78) The Way (1979) Capers (1979) Ballets (1980) Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 (1981) Prospectus (1982) Blinks (1983) Morning Joy (1986) Flim-Flam (1986) The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil (1987) The Cry (1988) Itinerary (1990) Live at Sweet Basil (1991) Spirit of Mingus (1991) Clangs (1992) I Remember Thelonious (1992) We See (1992) Three Blokes (1992) Let's Call This... Esteem (1993) 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy (1997)
Related	Irene Aebi