Tranquility (Lee Konitz album)

Tranquility
Studio album by
The Lee Konitz Quartet
Released1957
RecordedOctober 22, 1957
New York City
GenreJazz
Length34:05
LabelVerve
MGV 8281
Lee Konitz chronology
Very Cool
(1957)
Tranquility
(1957)
An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings
(1958)

Tranquility is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz's Quartet recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Tom HullB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[4]

Jason Ankeny of Allmusic states "crafted with startling precision and economy, Tranquility extols the virtues of mood and shape with Talmudic zeal, towering astride thought and expression. ...Rarely is music so profoundly cerebral also so deeply heartfelt".[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Stephanie" (Lee Konitz) – 3:57
  2. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 3:12
  3. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:57
  4. "When You're Smiling" (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) – 3:48
  5. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) – 3:26
  6. "Lennie Bird" (Lennie Tristano) – 5:25
  7. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 6:09
  8. "Jonquil" (Werner Bauer) – 3:09

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series accessed June 3, 2016
  2. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed June 3, 2016
  3. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Tranquility – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (April 28, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.