Three Blokes is a live album by saxophonists Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy and Evan Parker recorded in Berlin in 1992 and first released on the FMP label in 1994.[1][2][3][4]
Three Blokes | ||||
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Released | August 11, 1994 | |||
Recorded | September 25–27, 1992 | |||
Venue | Charlottenburg Town Hall, Berlin, Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 72:26 | |||
Label | FMP FMP CD 63 | |||
Producer | Jost Gebers | |||
Lol Coxhill chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek states "This album documents three nights of a soprano saxophone throw-down in 1988 [sic] by three of the world's most infamous practitioners of the improviser's art on the instrument -- with Lacy being the unquestioned king of the straight horn. All the players led for one night; each grouped together all of the possible combinations in solo and duet forms, and then performed a brief trio piece as an encore. ... Three Blokes is not only compelling, it's riveting".[5]
The authors of Masters of Jazz Saxophone described the album as "a beautifully-recorded, unadorned three-soprano encounter."[8]