5 x Monk 5 x Lacy

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

5 x Monk 5 x Lacy
Live album by Steve Lacy
Released	1997
Recorded	March 26, 1994
Venue	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 (1997) Eternal Duo '95 (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

In Allmusic, Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, writing that Lacey's "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 included the album in its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.^[4][5] According to JazzTimes, "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 are 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