Beating The Teens: Songs Of Steve Lacy

'Like a baker makes his bread, I make music...If I make the same bread tomorrow, that bores me...I have to remake it, I have to do better...I'm always looking for...the ideal bread.' Steve Lacy, April, 1976.

Between 1969-1977, Steve Lacy recorded five albums on the French Saravah label. When they were eventually reissued together, complete in one 3 CD set, the set was called 'Scratching The Seventies.'

'Beating The Teens' is the third album from the Steve Lacy repertory band Ideal Bread. On it, they cover all 26 of the pieces from these five albums. They adhere to and respect Lacy's unique compositional vision, while giving them an original approach and a new life.

The quartet of expert improvisers and composers in the band includes leader and baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton, who studied with Lacy toward the end of his life, cornetist Kirk Knuffke, bassist Adam Hopkins and drummer Tomas Fujiwara.