Another Shade of Blue

Another Shade of Blue
Live album by
Released1999
RecordedDecember 21, 1997
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note

Another Shade of Blue is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz.

Background[edit]

Konitz recorded Alone Together for Blue Note in 1996, with pianist Brad Mehldau and bassist Charlie Haden.[1] Exactly a year later, the same band recorded Another Shade of Blue.[1]

Music and recording[edit]

The album was recorded at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles,[1] in December 1997.[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

The JazzTimes reviewer commented that the tracks were too long and taken at a very slow tempo.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the renditions of "Body and Soul" and "What's New?", but preferred the earlier Alone Together recording.[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Another Shade of Blue" (Lee Konitz) – 10:50
  2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 12:15
  3. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 15:49
  4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 17:29
  5. "All of Us" (Charlie Haden, Konitz, Brad Mehldau) – 11:27

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Dryden, Ken "Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 838–839. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Sohmer, Jack (January/February 2000) "Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue". JazzTimes.