Out of Nowhere (Lee Konitz and Paul Bley album) explained

Out of Nowhere
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lee Konitz and Paul Bley
Cover:	Out of Nowhere (Lee Konitz and Paul Bley album).jpg
Released:	February 1998
Recorded:	April 1997
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	60:15
Label:	SteepleChase SCCD 31427
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Lee Konitz
Prev Title:	Dig Dug Dog
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	RichLee!
Next Year:	1997

Out of Nowhere is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1997 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "When Konitz solos on these seven veteran standards, Bley plays fairly straightforwardly, but when it is time for the piano solos, Bley stretches himself and shows why he was considered one of the earliest free stylists. ... Konitz was always a very open improviser, so this combination works quite well". On All About Jazz, Jim Santella noted "Konitz and Bley are unique artists with a sound few can copy, who stroll easily between avant-garde and straight-ahead standards. Recommended".^[5]

Track listing

1. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 6:03
2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman) – 11:03
3. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 9:12
4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 11:23
5. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 7:41
6. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 8:23
7. "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 6:30

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Paul Bley – piano
• Jay Anderson – bass
• Billy Drummond – drums

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 May 30, 2017
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1400.htm SteepleChase Records discography
4. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/lee-konitz-paul-bley-out-of-nowhere-sccd-31427/ SteepleChase Productions ApS
5. Santella, J. All About Jazz Review, June 1, 1998