The Lee Konitz Quintet

The Lee Konitz Quintet
Studio album by
Lee Konitz Quintet
Released1977
RecordedSeptember 1977
StudioDowntown Sound Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
LabelChiaroscuro
CR 166
ProducerHank O'Neal
Lee Konitz chronology
Pyramid
(1977)
The Lee Konitz Quintet
(1977)
Lee Konitz Nonet
(1977)

The Lee Konitz Quintet (also called Affinity) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.[1][2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Scott Yanow on Allmusic said "the two very complementary saxophonists take explorative solos on eight appealing chord changes, constantly challenging each other. Bob Mover would become much more individual within a few years but on this album it is very much like listening to a teacher and his prize student".[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted.

  1. "Affinity" – 4:14
  2. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 8:26
  3. "Hi Beck" (Billy Bauer) – 6:25
  4. "Waltz for Debbie" (Bill Evans) – 3:13
  5. "Lennie-Bird" (Lennie Tristano) – 7:43
  6. "Solar" (Miles Davis) – 3:26
  7. "I Didn't Know About You" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 7:20
  8. "It's You" – 7:42

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 24, 2016
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 24, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Lee Konitz Quintet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.