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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:33
  2. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mercer) – 3:35
  3. "Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:11
  4. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:26
  5. "Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro) – 5:20
  6. "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon) – 3:28
  7. "Tangerine" (Schertzinger, Mercer) – 3:54
  8. "Tenorlee/Oh, Lady Be Good!" (Lee Konitz/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 8:12
  9. "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "'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

  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 24, 2016
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 24, 2016
  3. ^ Candid Records album entry accessed November 24, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Tenorlee – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenorlee
No tags for this post.