Tenorlee Explained

Tenorlee
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lee Konitz
Cover:	Tenorlee.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	January 7 & July 24, 1977 and March 23, 1978
Studio:	Macdonald Studio, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Choice CRS 1019
Producer:	Gerry Macdonald
Chronology:	Lee Konitz
Prev Title:	Duplicity
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Yes, Yes, Nonet
Next Year:	1978

Tenorlee is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, released on the Choice label in 1978 and rereleased by Candid in 1996, with two bonus tracks.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Scott Yanow on AllMusic said that "Konitz explores ten superior standards from the swing era plus a brief unaccompanied workout... The relaxed, often lyrical, and slightly unpredictable interpretations are quite enjoyable".

Track listing

1. "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:33
2. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mercer) – 3:35
3. "Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:11
4. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:26
5. "Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro) – 5:20
6. "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon) – 3:28
7. "Tangerine" (Schertzinger, Mercer) – 3:54
8. "Tenorlee/Oh, Lady Be Good!" (Lee Konitz/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 8:12
9. "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 3:58 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Macdonald Studio, NYC on January 7, 1977 (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7), July 24, 1977 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and March 23, 1978 (tracks 8-10)

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Rowles – piano
• Michael Moore – bass

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 24, 2016
3. http://store.candidrecords.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=61_93&product_id=89 Candid Records album entry