Heroes (Gil Evans and Lee Konitz album) explained

Heroes
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Gil Evans and Lee Konitz
Cover:	Heroes (Gil Evans and Lee Konitz album).jpg
Released:	1991
Recorded:	January 11–12, 1980
Venue:	Greene Street, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:08
Label:	Verve/Remark 511 621-2
Producer:	John Snyder
Chronology:	Gil Evans
Prev Title:	Golden Hair
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Anti-Heroes
Next Year:	1991

Heroes is a live album by pianist Gil Evans and saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in New York in 1980 and released on the French Verve label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

The Allmusic review stated "Since Evans was far from a virtuoso and at best played "arranger's piano" (particularly at this late stage in his life), his accompaniment behind Konitz is quite sparse ... overall this is a rather uneventful and often dull release that can easily be passed by".

Track listing

1. "Prince of Darkness" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:08
2. "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" (Charles Mingus) – 6:45
3. "Aprilling" (Lee Konitz) – 8:23
4. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington) – 6:13
5. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:49
6. "Prelude No. 20 in C Minor, Opus 28" (Frédéric Chopin) – 6:15
7. "Blues Improvisation/Zee Zee" (Gil Evans) – 6:14
8. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 6:21

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Gil Evans – piano

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 30, 2016
3. http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/G/GilEvans/HeroesAndAntiHeroes_x.html Spiral Quest: album entry