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Lee Konitz Nonet

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Lee Konitz Nonet
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedSeptember 20–21, 1977
StudioDowntown Sound Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
Length61:04
LabelChiaroscuro
CR 186
ProducerHank O'Neal
Lee Konitz chronology
The Lee Konitz Quintet
(1977)
Lee Konitz Nonet
(1977)
French Concert
(1977)

Lee Konitz Nonet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Scott Yanow on Allmusic said "the results are frequently superb".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted.

  1. "Fanfare" – 0:40
  2. "Chi-Chi" (Charlie Parker) – 10:56
  3. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 5:04
  4. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:20
  5. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 5:27
  6. "April/April Too" (Lennie Tristano/John Eckert) – 4:48
  7. "Who You" (Jimmy Knepper) – 7:25
  8. "Stryker's Dues" (Sievert) – 5:00
  9. "Fourth Dimension" – 3:42
  10. "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:44
  11. "Hymn Too" – 0:55
  12. Jazzspeak: Lee Konitz's Verbal History of the Nonet – 9:35 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 24, 2016
  2. ^ "KONITZ Lee". Jazz Music (in Italian). 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Lee Konitz Nonet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.