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

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)

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.