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Favorite Street
Studio album by Rova Saxophone Quartet
Released	1984
Recorded	November 15–17, 1983
Studio	Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:36
Label	Black Saint BSR 0076
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Rova Saxophone Quartet chronology
Saxophone Democracy (1983) Favorite Street (1984) The Crowd (1986)

Favorite Street is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet performing compositions by Steve Lacy recorded in Milan in 1983 for the Italian Black Saint label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Lacy's scalar works, which include "The Dumps," "Moon" and "Snips," are ideal for the saxophone quartet, who really dig beneath the surface and understand the pieces, as Lacy has always understood Thelonious Monk. Lacy's thoughtful brand of freedom, the variety found in these originals (which range from swing to purposely rhythmically wooden melodies), and with the inventive rearranging by ROVA make this a continually surprising, colorful and adventurous set".

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy.

1. "The Dumps" - 2:15
2. "The Throes" - 4:34
3. "Sidelines" - 5:12
4. "Undone" - 6:56
5. "Beeline" - 10:33
6. "Moon" - 9:56
7. "Snips" - 3:10

Personnel

• Bruce Ackley – soprano saxophone, clarinet
• Andrew Voigt – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Larry Ochs – tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Jon Raskin – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet

References

1. Jazzlists: Black Saint Records main series discography accessed January 31, 2017
2. Rova Discography: 1980's accessed January 31, 2017
3. ^ Yanow, Scott. ROVA – Favorite Street: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1242. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Black Saint/Soul Note albums
• Rova Saxophone Quartet albums
• 1984 albums