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The Box Set (Jimmy Lyons album)

December 08, 2023

The Box Set is a five-CD album, most of which was recorded live, by saxophonist Jimmy Lyons. It was recorded at a variety of locations from 1972 to 1985, and was released in limited quantities by Ayler Records in 2003.[1][2] The album includes a 60-page booklet featuring photos and essays on Lyons by Ben Young and Ed Hazell.

The Box Set
Live album by
Jimmy Lyons
Released2003
Recorded1972-1985
GenreFree jazz
LabelAyler Records
aylCD-036-040
Jimmy Lyons chronology
Give It Up
(1985) 		The Box Set
(2003)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]
Tom Hull – on the WebA–[4]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz called the album "oddly moving," and commented: "The sheer bulk of material is less impressive than the doggedness of Lyons's search for a sound that led the alto saxophone on from Charlie Parker's innovations... and towards a new freedom of expression... it was... Lyons's sympathetic merging of personalities with others... that made him such a quietly compelling figure."[3]

In a review for JazzTimes, Bill Shoemaker referred to the album as "a triumph," and wrote: "There is no more direct route connecting Charlie Parker to the '60s and its ongoing aftermath than Jimmy Lyons."[5]

Rex Butters, in an article for All About Jazz, remarked: "While the tapes were recorded casually without thought of commercial release, the performances themselves override any quibbling over sound quality... Priding itself on the quality of its unissued live performances, Ayler has added a valuable entry to the Jimmy Lyons discography."[6] In a separate All About Jazz review, Clifford Allen wrote: "this is an excellent resource. One can more clearly understand the singular impact of Lyons' voice separated from his usual pianistic foil, and one can also see the importance of that foil to Lyons' development. Five different contexts give both the Lyons scholar and the curious onlooker a varied program of material to sift through, and suffice it to say, Jimmy Lyons is more firmly cemented in jazz history because of this set."[7]

Writing for One Final Note, Joe Milazzo stated that the album represented "some of the strongest music Lyons ever made," and noted that Lyons "seems an inexhaustible font of ideas not so much because the content of his solos, phrase by phrase, well-defined note by well-defined note, is so remarkable. It is because Lyons knows that it is not just the individual ideas themselves, but how they interface with each other that matters. All tissue is connective tissue, in a sense. What is so amazing is that this breakneck processing of melodic variations, tightly organized but separated utterly from any sort of harmonic foundation, is the foundation of Lyons' approach. Lyons departs from a point that most musicians would consider a destination: his instrumental virtuosity really is a manifestation of self-knowledge."[8]

Critic Tom Hull wrote: "Lyons' selflessness may have been the secret of the Cecil Taylor Unit's success. Without naming anyone, Taylor once said, 'It's rare to find musicians who are loyal and protect you and give you space to be yourself. You learn to value them highly and to give them the same space they give you.' The Box Set was specially designed for fans who care as much about that space."[9]

In an article for Dusted Magazine, Derek Taylor remarked: "None of Lyons' solo recordings incorporate piano and the same holds true for six-plus hours of music issued on this sumptuous five-disc Box Set by Ayler Records. Proof of his talent and creativity, Lyons' melodic and harmonic facility makes the absence hardly noticeable. His compositions actually work better without a chordal anchor to ground them, and there are plenty of examples in this set that bear this claim out."[10]

A review at the Tangents web site stated: "this is an unmissable document of a truly outstanding jazz man in fine company and, for my money, the 'box of the year'."[11]

Track listing edit

Disc 1, track 6 by Thelonious Monk. Disc 4, track 5 by Karen Borca. All other compositions by Jimmy Lyons.

Disc 1 edit

  1. "Jump Up" – 10:02
  2. "Gossip" – 14:04
  3. "Ballad One" – 15:14
  4. "Mr. 1-2-5 Street" – 11:18
  5. "Jump Up # 2" – 17:28
  6. "Round Midnight" – 7:37
  • Recorded at Studio Rivbea, New York City, September 15–17, 1972.

Disc 2 edit

  1. "Family" – 41:24
  2. "Heritage I" – 37:18
  • Recorded at Studio Rivbea, New York City, June 30, 1975.

Disc 3 edit

  1. "Heritage II" – 13:36
  2. "Clutter" – 20:02
  3. "Mary Mary Intro" – 11:41
  4. "Never" – 6:09
  5. "Configuration C" – 5:18
  6. "Repertoire Riffin'" – 14:29
  7. "Impro-Scream & Clutter II" – 7:21
  • Track 1 recorded at Studio Rivbea, New York City, June 30, 1975. Tracks 2-7 recorded at Soundscape, New York City, April 9, 1981.

Disc 4 edit

  1. "Wee Sneezawee" – 13:38
  2. "After You Left" – 9:24
  3. "Theme" – 10:40
  4. "Shakin' Back" – 10:55
  5. "Good News Blues" – 11:06
  6. "Jimmy Lyons Interview" – 11:41
  • Tracks 1-5 recorded at Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 1984. Track 6 recorded at and broadcast by WKCR-FM, "Jazz Alternatives", New York City, July 27, 1978.

Disc 5 edit

  1. "Wee Sneezawee" – 13:15
  2. "After You Left" – 9:39
  3. "Tortuga" – 13:09
  4. "Gossip" – 9:27
  5. "Shakin' Back" – 13:02
  6. "Driads" – 15:49
  7. "Jump Up" – 0:36
  • Recorded at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts during the Tufts Jazz Festival, February 12, 1985.

Personnel edit

  • Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
  • Karen Borca – bassoon (disc 4, tracks 1–5; disc 5)
  • Raphe Malik – trumpet (disc 1)
  • Hayes Burnett – bass (disc 1; disc 2; disc 3, track 1)
  • William Parker – bass (disc 5)
  • Sidney Smart – drums (disc 1)
  • Henry Letcher – drums (disc 2; disc 3, track 1)
  • Paul Murphy – drums (disc 4, tracks 1–5; disc 5)

References edit

  1. ^ "Jimmy Lyons - The Box Set". Ayler Records. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Lyons - The Box Set". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 826.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Jimmy Lyons". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Shoemaker, Bill (January 1, 2004). "Jimmy Lyons: The Box Set". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Butters, Rex (December 3, 2003). "Jimmy Lyons: The Box Set". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Allen, Clifford (January 19, 2004). "Jimmy Lyons: The Box Set". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Milazzo, Joe (December 2003). "Jimmy Lyons: The Box Set". One Final Note. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom. "Jimmy Lyons: The Box Set". TomHull.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Taylor, Derek. "Lyons' Pride". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "A Box Worth Opening". Tangents. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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The Box Set is a five CD album most of which was recorded live by saxophonist Jimmy Lyons It was recorded at a variety of locations from 1972 to 1985 and was released in limited quantities by Ayler Records in 2003 1 2 The album includes a 60 page booklet featuring photos and essays on Lyons by Ben Young and Ed Hazell The Box SetLive album by Jimmy LyonsReleased2003Recorded1972 1985GenreFree jazzLabelAyler RecordsaylCD 036 040Jimmy Lyons chronologyGive It Up 1985 The Box Set 2003 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 2 1 Disc 1 2 2 Disc 2 2 3 Disc 3 2 4 Disc 4 2 5 Disc 5 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingThe Penguin Guide to Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Tom Hull on the WebA 4 The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz called the album oddly moving and commented The sheer bulk of material is less impressive than the doggedness of Lyons s search for a sound that led the alto saxophone on from Charlie Parker s innovations and towards a new freedom of expression it was Lyons s sympathetic merging of personalities with others that made him such a quietly compelling figure 3 In a review for JazzTimes Bill Shoemaker referred to the album as a triumph and wrote There is no more direct route connecting Charlie Parker to the 60s and its ongoing aftermath than Jimmy Lyons 5 Rex Butters in an article for All About Jazz remarked While the tapes were recorded casually without thought of commercial release the performances themselves override any quibbling over sound quality Priding itself on the quality of its unissued live performances Ayler has added a valuable entry to the Jimmy Lyons discography 6 In a separate All About Jazz review Clifford Allen wrote this is an excellent resource One can more clearly understand the singular impact of Lyons voice separated from his usual pianistic foil and one can also see the importance of that foil to Lyons development Five different contexts give both the Lyons scholar and the curious onlooker a varied program of material to sift through and suffice it to say Jimmy Lyons is more firmly cemented in jazz history because of this set 7 Writing for One Final Note Joe Milazzo stated that the album represented some of the strongest music Lyons ever made and noted that Lyons seems an inexhaustible font of ideas not so much because the content of his solos phrase by phrase well defined note by well defined note is so remarkable It is because Lyons knows that it is not just the individual ideas themselves but how they interface with each other that matters All tissue is connective tissue in a sense What is so amazing is that this breakneck processing of melodic variations tightly organized but separated utterly from any sort of harmonic foundation is the foundation of Lyons approach Lyons departs from a point that most musicians would consider a destination his instrumental virtuosity really is a manifestation of self knowledge 8 Critic Tom Hull wrote Lyons selflessness may have been the secret of the Cecil Taylor Unit s success Without naming anyone Taylor once said It s rare to find musicians who are loyal and protect you and give you space to be yourself You learn to value them highly and to give them the same space they give you The Box Set was specially designed for fans who care as much about that space 9 In an article for Dusted Magazine Derek Taylor remarked None of Lyons solo recordings incorporate piano and the same holds true for six plus hours of music issued on this sumptuous five disc Box Set by Ayler Records Proof of his talent and creativity Lyons melodic and harmonic facility makes the absence hardly noticeable His compositions actually work better without a chordal anchor to ground them and there are plenty of examples in this set that bear this claim out 10 A review at the Tangents web site stated this is an unmissable document of a truly outstanding jazz man in fine company and for my money the box of the year 11 Track listing editDisc 1 track 6 by Thelonious Monk Disc 4 track 5 by Karen Borca All other compositions by Jimmy Lyons Disc 1 edit Jump Up 10 02 Gossip 14 04 Ballad One 15 14 Mr 1 2 5 Street 11 18 Jump Up 2 17 28 Round Midnight 7 37Recorded at Studio Rivbea New York City September 15 17 1972 Disc 2 edit Family 41 24 Heritage I 37 18Recorded at Studio Rivbea New York City June 30 1975 Disc 3 edit Heritage II 13 36 Clutter 20 02 Mary Mary Intro 11 41 Never 6 09 Configuration C 5 18 Repertoire Riffin 14 29 Impro Scream amp Clutter II 7 21Track 1 recorded at Studio Rivbea New York City June 30 1975 Tracks 2 7 recorded at Soundscape New York City April 9 1981 Disc 4 edit Wee Sneezawee 13 38 After You Left 9 24 Theme 10 40 Shakin Back 10 55 Good News Blues 11 06 Jimmy Lyons Interview 11 41Tracks 1 5 recorded at Geneva Switzerland May 12 1984 Track 6 recorded at and broadcast by WKCR FM Jazz Alternatives New York City July 27 1978 Disc 5 edit Wee Sneezawee 13 15 After You Left 9 39 Tortuga 13 09 Gossip 9 27 Shakin Back 13 02 Driads 15 49 Jump Up 0 36Recorded at Tufts University Medford Massachusetts during the Tufts Jazz Festival February 12 1985 Personnel editJimmy Lyons alto saxophone Karen Borca bassoon disc 4 tracks 1 5 disc 5 Raphe Malik trumpet disc 1 Hayes Burnett bass disc 1 disc 2 disc 3 track 1 William Parker bass disc 5 Sidney Smart drums disc 1 Henry Letcher drums disc 2 disc 3 track 1 Paul Murphy drums disc 4 tracks 1 5 disc 5 References edit Jimmy Lyons The Box Set Ayler Records Retrieved February 22 2022 Jimmy Lyons The Box Set Jazz Music Archives Retrieved February 22 2022 a b Cook Richard Morton Brian 2006 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin Books p 826 Hull Tom Grade List Jimmy Lyons Tom Hull on the Web Retrieved February 22 2022 Shoemaker Bill January 1 2004 Jimmy Lyons The Box Set JazzTimes Retrieved February 22 2022 Butters Rex December 3 2003 Jimmy Lyons The Box Set All About Jazz Retrieved February 22 2022 Allen Clifford January 19 2004 Jimmy Lyons The Box Set All About Jazz Retrieved February 22 2022 Milazzo Joe December 2003 Jimmy Lyons The Box Set One Final Note Retrieved February 22 2022 Hull Tom Jimmy Lyons The Box Set TomHull com Retrieved February 22 2022 Taylor Derek Lyons Pride Dusted Magazine Retrieved February 22 2022 A Box Worth Opening Tangents Retrieved February 22 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Box Set Jimmy Lyons album amp oldid 1168452388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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