Yes, Yes, Nonet Explained

Yes, Yes, Nonet
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lee Konitz Nonet
Cover:	Yes, Yes, Nonet.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	April 17, 1979
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:11
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1119
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Lee Konitz
Prev Title:	Tenorlee
Prev Year:	1977–78
Next Title:	Four Keys
Next Year:	1979

Yes, Yes, Nonet is an album by the American jazz band Lee Konitz Nonet, recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail determined that "the intermediate size of the band, neither small nor big, allows its character to come as much from the personalities of its members as the instruments they play."^[3]

Scott Yanow on AllMusic noted: "It's an excellent outing from a somewhat neglected group".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Knepper except where noted.

1. "Dearth of a Nation" – 6:05
2. "Languid" – 6:13
3. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 8:04
4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:13
5. "Primrose Path" – 6:32
6. "Noche Triste" – 4:33
7. "My Buddy" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:31

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• John Eckert, Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Sam Burtis – bass trombone
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Harold Danko – piano Buster Williams – bass
• Billy Hart – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf Lee Konitz discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1000.htm SteepleChase Records discography
3. News: Miller . Mark . Yes, Yes, Nonet Lee Konitz Nonet . The Globe and Mail . 10 May 1980 . F6.