The Real Lee Konitz

The Real Lee Konitz
Live album by
Released1957
RecordedFebruary 15, 1957
StudioThe Midway Lounge in Pittsburgh, PA
GenreJazz
Length36:19
LabelAtlantic
LP 1273
Lee Konitz chronology
Worth While
(1956)
The Real Lee Konitz
(1957)
Very Cool
(1957)

The Real Lee Konitz is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Atlantic record label in 1957.[1][2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Jim Todd of Allmusic states "The result of this low-tech production is a fine document of Konitz playing live in a fairly straight-ahead setting. The sound is good and places the leader's alto sax at the forefront, as he floats his sinewy, pleasantly acerbic sound over the attentive work of the rhythm section".[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Straightaway" (Lee Konitz) - 3:41
  2. "Foolin' Myself" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 4:40
  3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:10
  4. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) - 3:56
  5. "Pennies in Minor" (Lennie Tristano) - 8:42
  6. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) - 2:15
  7. "Easy Livin'" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:35
  8. "Midway" (Konitz) - 3:20

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 18, 2015
  2. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed September 18, 2015
  3. ^ a b Todd, Jim. The Real Lee Konitz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2015.