''Alone Together'' is an album by saxophonist

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

Background and recording

This was Konitz's first recording for

Blue Note Records Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Or ...

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"Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue"
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Reception

The ''AllMusic'' reviewer stated that "all three musicians are restless and inventive, making even the simplest numbers on the disc vibrant, lively and adventurous". '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' commented that "Konitz was playing with magisterial calm and an elder statesman's mischief", and highlighted Mehldau's creation of "a feeling of space and relaxed time".

Track listing

#"Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 13:48 #"The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 12:54 #"Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 10:59 #"What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 11:32 #"'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 12:49 #"You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 12:54

Personnel

* Lee Konitz – alto sax * Brad Mehldau – piano * Charlie Haden – bass

References

{{Lee Konitz Blue Note Records live albums Lee Konitz live albums