Lone-Lee

Lone-Lee
Studio album by
Lee Konitz
Released1975
RecordedAugust 15, 1974
StudioSound Track, Copenhagen
GenreJazz
Length37:15 (LP)
56:28 (CD)
LabelSteepleChase
SCS 1035
ProducerNils Winther
Lee Konitz chronology
I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1974) 		Lone-Lee
(1975) 		Satori
(1974)

Lone-Lee is a solo album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, recorded in Denmark in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3] The original LP, released in 1975, featured an edited take of "The Song Is You" lasting 19 minutes, while the 1987 CD release featured the complete unedited take.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said, "This is an unusual release, for it features altoist Lee Konitz playing unaccompanied ... in swinging but relaxed and fairly free fashion. The improvisations are quite thoughtful and logical yet avoid being predictable and hold onto one's interest throughout".[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 38:41 (Edited to 19:25 on LP)
  2. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 17:47

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 23, 2016
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 23, 2016
  3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed November 22, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Lone-Lee – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.