Inside Hi-Fi Explained

Inside Hi-Fi
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Lee Konitz
Cover:	Inside Hi-Fi.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	September 26 and October 16, 1956
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:19
Label:	Atlantic LP 1258
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun
Chronology:	Lee Konitz
Prev Title:	Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Worth While
Next Year:	1956

Inside Hi-Fi is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Atlantic label in 1956.^{[1] [2]} The album includes Konitz’s first recorded performance on tenor saxophone.

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states "all eight performances are well played and swinging".

Track listing

1. "Kary's Trance" (Lee Konitz) – 6:09
2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 4:31
3. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 4:03
4. "Cork 'n' Bib" (Konitz) – 5:30
5. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 5:11
6. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:22
7. "Nesuhi's Instant" (Peter Ind) – 5:09
8. "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:18

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Billy Bauer – guitar (tracks 1–4)
• Sal Mosca – piano (tracks 5–8)
• Peter Ind – bass (tracks 5–8)
• Arnold Fishkin – bass (tracks 1–4)
• Dick Scott (Tox Drohar) – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1200-series/#1258 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series
2. https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf Lee Konitz discography