Let's Call This... Esteem

Let's Call This... Esteem
Live album by Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron
Released	1993
Recorded	May 16, 1993
Venue	Playhouse Theatre, Oxford, England
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:06
Label	Slam
Producer	George Haslam
Steve Lacy chronology
Three Blokes (1992) Let's Call This... Esteem (1993) Vespers (1993)
Mal Waldron chronology
I Remember Thelonious (1991) Let's Call This... Esteem (1993) My Dear Family (1993)

Let's Call This... Esteem is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Oxfordy in 1993 and released on the Slam label.

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Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated "Waldron makes the best of the situation and provides superb accompaniment for Lacy's adventurous flights as well as offering his trademarked dark but fascinating solos...This is a fascinating if not quite essential CD by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron.".

Track listing

1. Introduction/"Let's Call This..." (Thelonious Monk) – 6:59
2. "Monk's Dream" (Monk) – 5:23
3. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:17
4. "Snake Out" (Mal Waldron) – 14:00
5. "Blues for Aida" (Steve Lacy) – 7:27
6. "Johnny Come Lately" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:53
7. "What It Is" (Waldron) – 9:05
8. "Evidence" (Monk) – 6:55
9. "Epistrophy" (Monk, Kenny Clarke) – 5:17
10. "Esteem" (Lacy) – 7:50

Personnel

• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
• Mal Waldron – piano