French Concert Explained

French Concert
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Shelly Manne Quartet featuring Lee Konitz
Cover:	French Concert.jpg
Released:	1979^[1]
Recorded:	November 11, 1977^[2] ^[3] Newport Jazz Festival, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Galaxy GXY 5124
Producer:	Ed Michel
Chronology:	Shelly Manne
Prev Title:	Essence
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Double Piano Jazz Quartet
Next Year:	1980

French Concert is a live album by the Shelly Manne Quartet featuring Lee Konitz, recorded in Paris by Radio France as part of George Wein's Newport Jazz Festival tour in 1977, and released on the Galaxy label in 1979.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, commented: "This combination of jazzmen works quite well, resulting in music that is both swinging and explorative".

Track listing

1. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 9:33
2. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 6:30
3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 6:48
4. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 8:48
5. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 5:38
6. "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington) – 4:00

Personnel

Performances on Specific Tracks based on the Jazz Disco website^[3]

• Shelly Manne – drums (All Tracks)
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone (3-6)
• Mike Wofford – piano (All Tracks)
• Chuck Domanico – bass (All Tracks)

Notes and References

1. http://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/galaxy/galaxy.html Galaxy Album Discography
2. https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf Lee Konitz discography
3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/fantasy-records/galaxy-records-catalog-5100-series/#gxy-5124 Galaxy Records Catalog: 5100 series