Alone Together (Lee Konitz album)
| Alone Together | |
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| Live album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | December 1996 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Blue Note |
Alone Together is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz.
Background and recording[edit]
This was Konitz's first recording for Blue Note Records.[1] The album was recorded at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles,[2] in December 1996.[3] The tracks are standards.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The AllMusic reviewer stated that "all three musicians are restless and inventive, making even the simplest numbers on the disc vibrant, lively and adventurous".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "Konitz was playing with magisterial calm and an elder statesman's mischief", and highlighted Mehldau's creation of "a feeling of space and relaxed time".[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 13:48
- "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 12:54
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 10:59
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 11:32
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 12:49
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 12:54
Personnel[edit]
- Lee Konitz – alto sax
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Charlie Haden – bass
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Lee Konitz – Alone Together". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Dryden, Ken "Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ 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.