Moon (Steve Lacy album)

Moon is the ninth album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and was recorded in Rome in 1969 and originally released on the BYG Actuel label featuring five compositions by Lacy performed by Lacy, Italo Toni, Claudo Volonte, Irene Aebi, Marcello Melis and Jacques Thollot.^[1][2]

Moon
Studio album by Steve Lacy
Released	1969
Recorded	September 23, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	28:49
Label	BYG Actuel
Steve Lacy chronology
Roba (1969) Moon (1969) Epistrophy (1969)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Lacy had not yet fully developed his more relaxed, scalar approach to improvising, but his playing is certainly quite distinctive and generally pretty lyrical during performances of five Lacy originals.".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "Hit" - 4:58
2. "Note" - 4:27
3. "Moon" - 7:30
4. "Laugh" - 3:47
5. "The Breath" - 8:07

All compositions by Steve Lacy

• Recorded in Rome, Italy in September 1969

Personnel

• Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
• Italo Toni - trombone
• Claudio Volonte - clarinet
• Irene Aebi - cello
• Jacques Thollot - drums
• Marcello Melis - bass