Singer: Steve Lacy
Title: The Way
Label: Hat Hut Records ‎– hat Hut THREE (2R03)
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP
Country: Switzerland
Date of released: 1980
Category: Jazz
Style: Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Size MP3 zip: 1719 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1243 mb
Rating: 3.9✭
Format: MP3 MMF VOX AAC WAV ADX ASF AHX FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Raps
A2	Dreams Written-By [Words] – Brion Gysin
Tao
B1	Existence
B2	The Way
B3	Bone
C1	Name
C2	The Breath
D1	Life On Its Way
D2	Swiss Duck

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hat Hut Records
• Copyright (c) – Hat Hut Records
• Recorded At – Theaterwerkstatt Kleine Bühne
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Pressed By – Europadisk
• Published By – Cyla Music

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Steve Potts
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Klaus Baumgärtner
• Bass – Kent Carter
• Cello, Violin, Voice – Irène Aebi*
• Coordinator [Production Co-ordination] – Craig Johnson
• Design [Basic] – Robine Clignett
• Drums – Oliver Johnson
• Mastered By – David Crawford
• Mixed By, Edited By – Peter Pfister, Werner X. Uehlinger
• Photography By – Peter Rolle
• Producer – Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
• Recorded By – Peter Pfister
• Soprano Saxophone, Written-By, Liner Notes – Steve Lacy

Notes

Recorded live on January 23, 1979 at Theaterwerkstatt Kleine Bühne, Stadttheater Basel / Switzerland.
Concert organized by Jazz in Basel.

[...]"By the early 70's began the elaboration and realization of this music, known as TAO, which is still going on.[...]
Here is the order of the pieces:
TAO:
Existence, dedicated to John Coltrane, Dawn
The Way, dedicated to Alberto Giacometti, Morning
Bone, dedicated to Lester Young, Noon
Name, dedicated to Charlie Parker, Afternoon
The Breath, dedicated to Gil Evans, Evening
Life On Its Way, dedicated to Duke Ellington, Night
[...]This is the first complete recorded performance of "TAO"."[...]

Liner Notes : Steve Lacy, Paris - Dec. 1979

℗+© 1980 hat Hut Records
Printed and manufactured in USA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): HH2 R03-A MASTERDISK EDP
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): HH2 R03-B MASTERDISK EDP
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): HH2 R03-C MASTERDISK EDP
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): HH2 R03-D MASTERDISK EDP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ART 2029	Steve Lacy Five	The Way ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, box + Box, Album)	Hat Hut Records	ART 2029	Switzerland	1985
hatOLOGY 2-604	Steve Lacy Five	The Way ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, RE)	hatOLOGY	hatOLOGY 2-604	Switzerland	2004
hat ART CD 2-6154	Steve Lacy Five	The Way ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	hat ART	hat ART CD 2-6154	Switzerland	1994

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