Tenorlee
1978 studio album by Lee Konitz
Tenorlee | ||||
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Studio album by Lee Konitz | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | January 7 & July 24, 1977 and March 23, 1978 | |||
Studio | Macdonald Studio, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Choice CRS 1019 | |||
Producer | Gerry Macdonald | |||
Lee Konitz chronology | ||||
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Tenorlee is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, released on the Choice label in 1978 and rereleased by Candid in 1996, with two bonus tracks.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Scott Yanow on AllMusic said that "Konitz explores ten superior standards from the swing era plus a brief unaccompanied workout... The relaxed, often lyrical, and slightly unpredictable interpretations are quite enjoyable".[4]
Track listing
- "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:33
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mercer) – 3:35
- "Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:11
- "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:26
- "Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro) – 5:20
- "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon) – 3:28
- "Tangerine" (Schertzinger, Mercer) – 3:54
- "Tenorlee/Oh, Lady Be Good!" (Lee Konitz/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 8:12
- "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 3:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Macdonald Studio, NYC on January 7, 1977 (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7), July 24, 1977 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and March 23, 1978 (tracks 8-10)
Personnel
- Lee Konitz – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Michael Moore – bass
References
- ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 24, 2016
- ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 24, 2016
- ^ Candid Records album entry accessed November 24, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Tenorlee – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Very Cool (1957)
- Tranquility (1957)
- An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings (1958)
- Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
- You and Lee (1959)
- Motion (1961)
- The Lee Konitz Duets (1967)
- Alto Summit (1968)
- European Episode (1968)
- Impressive Rome (1968)
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- Altissimo (1973)
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- Satori (1974)
- Oleo (1975)
- Chicago 'n All That Jazz (1975)
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- The Lee Konitz Quintet (1977)
- Lee Konitz Nonet (1977)
- Duplicity (1977)
- Tenorlee (1978)
- Yes, Yes, Nonet (1979)
- Four Keys (1979)
- Seasons Change (1979)
- Dovetail (1983)
- Art of the Duo (1983)
- Ideal Scene (1986)
- The New York Album (1987)
- Zounds (1990)
- Lunasea (1992)
- Jazz Nocturne (1992)
- We Thought About Duke (1994)
- It's You (1996)
- Dearly Beloved (1996)
- Out of Nowhere (1997)
- RichLee! (1997)
- Sound of Surprise (1999)
- Dig-It (1999)
- Pride (1999)
- Organic-Lee (2006)
- Lee Konitz at Storyville (1954)
- The Real Lee Konitz (1957)
- In Concert (1974)
- Jazz à Juan (1974)
- Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (1975)
- Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1 (1975)
- Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3 (1975)
- Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (1976)
- French Concert (1977)
- IAI Festival (1979)
- Live at Laren (1979)
- Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 (1980)
- Heroes (1980)
- Anti-Heroes (1980)
- Toot Sweet (1982)
- Star Eyes, Hamburg 1983 (1983)
- Glad, Koonix! (1983)
- Lullaby of Birdland (1991)
- Live at the Half Note (1994)
- Thingin' (1995)
- Alone Together (1996)
- Another Shade of Blue (1997)
- Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 (1997)
- Live at Birdland (2011)
- First Meeting: Live in London, Volume 1 (2014)
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- Conception (1956)