Lee Konitz in Harvard Square explained

Lee Konitz in Harvard Square
Type:Album
Artist:Lee Konitz
Cover:Konitz Harvard Square.png
Released:1955
Recorded:April 1954
Studio:Harvard Square, Boston, MA
Genre:Jazz
Label:Storyville
LP-323
Producer:George Wein
Chronology:Lee Konitz
Prev Title:Konitz
Prev Year:1954
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Next Year:1955

Lee Konitz in Harvard Square is an album by saxophonist and bandleader Lee Konitz featuring performances recorded in Boston in 1954 which was originally released as a 10-inch LP on George Wein's Storyville label.[1] [2]

Reception

In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote "You don’t have to be a hard core fan to recognize that Konitz at his best is a wonderfully inspired improviser, and these ’54-’55 recordings capture him in peak form. His phrasing, attack, and the beautiful flow of ideas will make believers out of any but those who just can’t hear what he’s after with that tone at all".[3]

Track listing

  1. "No Splice" (Lee Konitz) – 3:29
  2. "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) – 2:45
  3. "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 2:35
  4. "Foolin' Myself" (Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin) – 2:35
  5. "Ronnie's Tune" (Ronnie Ball) – 4:01
  6. "Froggy Day" (Ball) – 3:41
  7. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 2:50

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf Lee Konitz discography
  2. https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Konitz-Konitz/release/10191585 Discogs album entry
  3. Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, January 1m 1999