Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone, bird calls, pocket synthesizer
Andrea Centazzo - percussion, drum set, vocals

As hermetic and polite as his music, Steve was the man who, with his phrase "play what you feel" tore down the curtain that separated my technique from my creativity. Clangs was the fruit of a number of concerts and two weeks we spent together, sometimes talking, sometimes just simply in silence, a silence nonetheless already thick with references and interpretative codes. Those concerts were the first that Lacy had played in Italy for several years, and from then on he began to tour more and more often, to the point where his genius has been fully acknowledged all over the world. The structure of his music, though at times incredibly advanced, goes back to the old jazz idiom of theme/ solo/theme, features that Lacy has always kept uppermost in his mind when composing. On Clangs too, it is Lacy's themes which serve as the guiding thread for a series of duets that investigate timbral relationships, the fragmentation of melody, and abrasive, provocatory noise. (Andrea Centazzo)

Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone, bird calls, pocket synthesizer
Andrea Centazzo - percussion, drum set, vocals

When I had asked Lacy how he should intervene with the percussion behind Lacy's thematic statements and subsequent improvisations; the enigmatic Lacy replied: "Play what you feel." Since then, this has been the guiding principle behind each work of art and everyday action of my artistic life. Here you can hear what Steve Lacy did mean saying that. This CD is dedicated to his memory. Even if we spent just short periods together I always kept a great memory of him in my heart: I'll always miss you, Steve. (Andrea Centazzo)