Lee Konitz - The Complete 1956 Quartets

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Lee Konitz
The Complete 1956 Quartets

Compil. 2010 on American Jazz Classics label
Jazz (Bop)

This release presents the complete contents of the original Atlantic label LPs " Worthwhile Konitz " And " Inside HiFi ", which contain all of Konitz' 1956 quartet recordings. As bonus tracks was added the album " The Real Lee Konitz " ( also originally issued by Atlantic ) released in 1957. Tracks 1-1, 1-3 to 1-7, 1-13, and 2-3 originally released as LP " Worth While Konitz " in 1972. Tracks 1-8 to 1-12, 2-1, 2-2 and 2-4 originally released as LP " Inside Hi-Fi " in 1956. Track 1-2 previously unreleased. Tracks 2-5 to 2-12 originally released as LP " The Real Lee Konitz " in 1957. Tracks 1-1 to 1-7 recorded December 21, 1956, Los Angeles, CA. Tracks 1-8 to 1-11 recorded October 16, 1956, New York City. Tracks 1-12 to 2-4 recorded September 26, 1956, New York City. Tracks 2-5 to 2-12 recorded February 15, 1957, Pittsburgh, PA.

Musicians

	Lee Konitz as, *1927 US alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, album by, composed by
	Arnold Fishkin b, 1919-1999 US bass
	Leroy Vinnegar b, 1928-1999 US bass
	Peter Ind b, *1928 GB bass, composed by
	Dick Scott dr, US drums
	Shelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US drums
	Billy Bauer g, 1915-2005 US guitar
	Robert Hale voc, dr, liner notes, 2010
	Jimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US piano
	Sal Mosca p, 1927-2007 US piano
	Don Ferrara tr, 1928-2011 US trumpet

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Cd One	Lee Konitz		60:55
2	The Nearness Of You	Lee Konitz	Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington	5:14
3	Like Someone In Love	Lee Konitz	Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke	5:31
4	Don't Explain	Lee Konitz	Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday	3:00
5	Some Of These Days	Lee Konitz	Shelton Brooks, Will Rossiter	4:09
6	Close Your Eyes	Lee Konitz	Bernice Petkere	3:53
7	You're Driving Me Crazy	Lee Konitz	Walter Donaldson	5:43
8	Don't Blame Me	Lee Konitz	Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	3:43
9	Sweet And Lovely	Lee Konitz	Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare	4:03
10	Cork 'N' Bib	Lee Konitz	Lee Konitz	5:31
11	Everything Happens To Me	Lee Konitz	Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	4:09
12	Kary's Trance	Lee Konitz	Lee Konitz	6:12
13	Indiana	Lee Konitz	Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley	5:23
14	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	Lee Konitz	Cole Porter	4:17
15	Cd Two	Lee Konitz		57:57
16	Star Eyes	Lee Konitz	Don Raye, Gene DePaul	5:22
17	Nesuhi's Instant	Lee Konitz	Peter Ind	5:08
18	I Remember You	Lee Konitz	Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger	5:03
19	All Of Me	Lee Konitz	Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons	5:11
20	Bonus Tracks	Lee Konitz
21	" The Real Lee Konitz " ( 1957 )	Lee Konitz
22	Straightaway	Lee Konitz	Lee Konitz	3:45
23	Foolin' Myself	Lee Konitz	Andy Razaf, Fats Waller	4:43
24	You Go To My Head	Lee Konitz	Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots	6:26
25	My Melancholy Baby	Lee Konitz	Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton	4:00
26	Pennies In Minor	Lee Konitz	Lennie Tristano	8:46
27	Sweet And Lovely	Lee Konitz	Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare	2:19
28	Easy Living	Lee Konitz	Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger	3:45
29	Midway	Lee Konitz	Lee Konitz	3:23

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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