''Subconscious-Lee'' is a

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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 jaz ...

although a few tracks were issued on 78rpm under

Lennie Tristano Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New Yo ...

's name. It was recorded in 1949 and 1950, and released on the

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label (originally as PRLP 7004 in 12" LP format in 1955Neal Umphred ''Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Jazz Albums' 1949–69'', Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1994, p.290 as follows in the OJC reissue).

Track listing

# "Progression" (Konitz) – 3:00 # "Tautology" (Konitz) – 2:45 # "Retrospection" (

) – 3:09 # "Subconscious-Lee" (Konitz) – 2:49 # "Judy" (Tristano) – 2:56 # "Marshmallow" (

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

) – 2:55 # "Fishin' Around" (Marsh) – 3:47 # "Tautology" (Konitz) – 2:56 # "Sound-Lee" (Konitz) – 4:08 # "Rebecca" (Konitz) – 3:05 # "You Go to My Head" (

J. Fred Coots John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter. He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for ...

Haven Gillespie James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of " You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", " That Lucky Old Sun", " Bre ...

) – 2:38 # "Ice Cream Konitz" (Konitz) – 2:45 # "Palo Alto" (Konitz) – 2:31 *Recorded in New York City January 11, 1949 (1-5), June 28, 1949 (6, 7), September 27, 1949 (8, 9) and April 7, 1950 (10-13)

Personnel

– alto saxophone *

– tenor saxophone (6-9) * Billy Bauer – guitar (1-5, 10-13) *

– piano (1-5) *

Sal Mosca Salvatore Joseph Mosca (April 27, 1927 – July 28, 2007) was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano. Mosca was born in Mount Vernon, New York, United States, to Italian American parents. He worked in cool jazz and post- ...

- piano (6-13) *

Arnold Fishkin Arnold Fishkind, sometimes credited as Arnold Fishkin (born July 20, 1919 – September 6, 1999,) was an American jazz bassist who appeared on over 100 albums. Early life Fishkind was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and grew up in Freeport, Long ...

– bass *

Shelly Manne Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, ...

– drums (1, 2, 4) *

Denzil Best Denzil DaCosta Best (April 27, 1917 – May 24, 1965) was an American jazz percussionist and composer born in New York City. He was a prominent bebop drummer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Best was born in New York City, into a musi ...

- drums (6, 7) * Jeff Morton - drums (8-13)

References

Lee Konitz albums Prestige Records albums {{1950s-jazz-album-stub