One Fell Swoop

One Fell Swoop
Studio album by Steve Lacy Quartet featuring Charles Tyler
Released	1987
Recorded	June 13–15, 1986
Studio	IRCAM, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:45
Label	Silkheart SHLP 103
Producer	Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy chronology
The Kiss (1986) One Fell Swoop (1987) The Gleam (1986)

One Fell Swoop is an album by saxophonist Steve Lacy's Quartet featuring Charles Tyler, recorded in Paris in 1986 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[6]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: "There are signs on One Fell Swoop that he is looking back and rerunning some ideas from his own bottom drawer, reviving that Dixieland counterpoint which had tended to get unravelled and spun out at unrecognisable length in more recent years. The title track (two performances) and 'Ode to Lady Day' are splendid performances." ^[5] In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow states: "The inside/outside music rewards repeated listenings, and the Lacy/Tyler match-up, helped by their contrasting but complementary styles, works quite well". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy except where noted.

1. "One Fell Swoop" [Take 2] – 7:52
2. "Ode to Lady Day" (Charles Tyler) – 7:34
3. "Wickets" – 9:46
4. "Keepsake" – 8:44
5. "The Adventures Of" (Tyler) – 7:17
6. "Friday the 13th" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:53
7. "One Fell Swoop" [Take 1] – 7:07 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone; lays out on "Ode to Lady Day"
• Charles Tyler – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
• Jean-Jacques Avenel – bass
• Oliver Johnson – drums

References

1. Silkheart Records catalog, accessed February 5, 2017
2. Jazzlists: Silkheart records discography, accessed February 5, 2017
3. Discography of Steve Lacy, accessed February 5, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Steve Lacy Quartet – One Fell Swoop: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 5, 2017.
5. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 780–781. ISBN   014051368X.
6. David, Francis (April 14, 1988). "Roundup of area rockers; string quartets; a sax man's latest". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 5-D – via Newspapers.com .