Ballets (album)

Ballets is an album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy which was recorded live in Switzerland in 1980 and in the studio in Paris in 1981 and first released on the hat ART label as a double LP.^[1][2][3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Ballets
Studio album / Live album by Steve Lacy
Released	1982
Recorded	December 18, 1980 and April 23, 1981
Venue	L'Ancienne Eglise des Jesuites, Porrentruy, Switzerland
Studio	Studio Davout, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:30
Label	hat ART hat ART 1982/83
Producer	Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology
Songs (1980) Ballets (1982) Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 (1981)

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy

1. "Hedges / Squirrel / Fox I" – 18:15
2. "Fox II / Rabbit / Shambles" – 19:40
3. "The 4 Edges: Outline" – 12:45
4. "The 4 Edges: Underline" – 6:35
5. "The 4 Edges: Coastline" – 9:55
6. "The 4 Edges: Deadline" – 11:20

Personnel

• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone, bells, gong, voice
• Steve Potts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 3-6)
• Bobby Few – piano, Fender Rhodes piano (tracks 3-6)
• Irene Aebi – cello, violin, voice (tracks 3-6)
• Jean-Jacques Avenel – bass (tracks 3-6)
• Oliver Johnson – drums (tracks 3-6)

References

1. Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 12, 2018
2. Steve Lacy discography accessed July 12, 2018
3. Jazzlists: HatHut hatART discography: LPs accessed July 12, 2018
4. Steve Lacy: Ballets – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2018.