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1978 studio album by Lee Konitz
Tenorlee
Released 1978 Recorded January 7 & July 24, 1977 and March 23, 1978 Studio Macdonald Studio, NYC
Genre
Jazz
Label ChoiceCRS 1019
Producer Gerry Macdonald
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
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
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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