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{{Infobox album|
| name       = Communiqué
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] & [[Mal Waldron]]
| cover      = Communique (Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron album).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1997
| recorded   = March 8–9, 1994
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 63:54
| label      = [[Black Saint/Soul Note|Soul Note]]
| producer   = Giovanni Bonandrini
| chronology = [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]]
| prev_title = The Rendezvous
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [[5 x Monk 5 x Lacy]]
| next_year  = 1994
}}
'''''Communiqué''''' is an album by [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] and [[Mal Waldron]] released on the Italian [[Black Saint/Soul Note|Soul Note]] label in 1997. It features duo performances of tunes written by [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Charles Mingus]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Elmo Hope]] and originals by Lacy and Waldron.
== Reception ==
The [[Allmusic]] review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Like all collaborations featuring Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron together, this Soul Note CD is highly recommended."<ref name="Allmusic">Dryden, K. [http://allmusic.com/album/communique-r310718/review Allmusic Review] accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score  = {{Rating|4|4}} <ref name="Penguin">Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' (9th edition). Penguin. p. 857</ref>
}}
==Track listing==
# "Who Knows" ([[Thelonious Monk|Monk]]) - 4:02
# "Peggy's Blue Skylight" ([[Charles Mingus|Mingus]]) - 6:53
# "Smooch" (Mingus, [[Miles Davis|Davis]]) - 5:42
# "[[Blue Monk]]" (Monk) - 6:07
# "Roll On" ([[Elmo Hope|Hope]]) - 5:23
# "No More Tears" (Waldron) - 5:46
# "Esteem" (Lacy) - 6:09
# "Prayer" (Lacy) - 6:27
# "Fondest Recollections" (Waldron) - 8:34
# "Wickets" (Lacy) - 4:55
# "Communique" (Waldron, Lacy) - 3:56
*Recorded at Mu Rec Studio, Milano, on March 8 and 9, 1994
==Personnel==
*[[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] – soprano saxophone
*[[Mal Waldron]] – piano
*Giovanni Bonandrini – producer
*Maria Bonandrini – artwork
*William S. Burroughs – paintings
*Gennaro Carone – mastering
*Paolo Falascone – engineer, mixing
*Steve Holtje – liner notes
== References ==
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{{Mal Waldron}}
{{Steve Lacy}}
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[[Category:1997 collaborative albums]]
[[Category:Steve Lacy (saxophonist) albums]]
[[Category:Black Saint/Soul Note albums]]