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 | ||||
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| Studio album by Lee Konitz Nonet | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | September 20–21, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Downtown Sound Studio, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:04 | |||
| Label | Chiaroscuro CR 186 | |||
| Producer | Hank O'Neal | |||
| Lee Konitz chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
Scott Yanow on Allmusic said "the results are frequently superb".[3]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted.
- "Fanfare" – 0:40
- "Chi-Chi" (Charlie Parker) – 10:56
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 5:04
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:20
- "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 5:27
- "April/April Too" (Lennie Tristano/John Eckert) – 4:48
- "Who You" (Jimmy Knepper) – 7:25
- "Stryker's Dues" (Sievert) – 5:00
- "Fourth Dimension" – 3:42
- "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:44
- "Hymn Too" – 0:55
- Jazzspeak: Lee Konitz's Verbal History of the Nonet – 9:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel edit
- Lee Konitz – alto saxophone, arranger
- Burt Collins – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- John Eckert – flugelhorn
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Sam Burtis – bass trombone, tuba
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Ben Aronov – piano
- Knobby Totah – bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
- Sy Johnson – arranger
References edit
- ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 24, 2016
- ^ "KONITZ Lee". Jazz Music (in Italian). 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Lee Konitz Nonet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.