Favorite Street

Favorite Street
Studio album by
Rova Saxophone Quartet
Released1984
RecordedNovember 15–17, 1983
StudioBarigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy
GenreJazz
Length42:36
LabelBlack Saint
BSR 0076
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Rova Saxophone Quartet chronology
Saxophone Democracy
(1983) 		Favorite Street
(1984) 		The Crowd
(1986)

Favorite Street is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet performing compositions by Steve Lacy recorded in Milan in 1983 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Lacy's scalar works, which include "The Dumps," "Moon" and "Snips," are ideal for the saxophone quartet, who really dig beneath the surface and understand the pieces, as Lacy has always understood Thelonious Monk. Lacy's thoughtful brand of freedom, the variety found in these originals (which range from swing to purposely rhythmically wooden melodies), and with the inventive rearranging by ROVA make this a continually surprising, colorful and adventurous set".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy.

  1. "The Dumps" - 2:15
  2. "The Throes" - 4:34
  3. "Sidelines" - 5:12
  4. "Undone" - 6:56
  5. "Beeline" - 10:33
  6. "Moon" - 9:56
  7. "Snips" - 3:10

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Black Saint Records main series discography accessed January 31, 2017
  2. ^ Rova Discography: 1980's accessed January 31, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. ROVA – Favorite Street: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1242. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.