Chicago 'n All That Jazz explained

Chicago 'n All That Jazz
Type:Album
Artist:Lee Konitz
Cover:Chicago 'n All That Jazz.jpg
Released:1975
Recorded:January 1975
Studio:C.I. Studios, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:36:23
Label:Groove Merchant
GM 3306
Producer:Sonny Lester
Chronology:Lee Konitz
Prev Title:Oleo
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Windows
Next Year:1975

Chicago 'n All That Jazz (subtitled Big Band Jazz of the Broadway Musical) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz performing John Kander and Fred Ebb's songs from the Broadway musical Chicago recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1] [2]

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said " Konitz and his sidemen play with enthusiasm and melodic creativity; some of the themes are quite catchy. The playing time (around 36 minutes) is quite brief and the music is far from essential but the performances are surprisingly pleasing, making this a worthy purchase".

Track listing

All compositions by John Kander and Fred Ebb.

  1. "Funny Honey" – 5:03
  2. "My Own Best Friend" – 3:55
  3. "Ten Percent" – 4:36
  4. "Loopin' de Loop" – 3:59
  5. "Razzle Dazzle" – 4:09
  6. "Me and My Baby" – 5:20
  7. "Roxie" – 3:30
  8. "Class" – 5:51

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf Lee Konitz discography
  2. Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 23, 2016