''The Lee Konitz Duets'' is an album by American 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 ...

, recorded in 1967 and released in 1968 on the Milestone label.

Track listing

#"Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - 3:07 #"You Don't Know What Love Is" - 3:33 #"Variations on Alone Together" - 15:03 #"Checkerboard" - 5:50 #"Erb" - 3:09 #"Tickletoe" - 2:59 #"Duplexity" - 6:19 #"Alphanumeric" - 5:17

Personnel

- alto sax (1-5, 8), tenor sax (3, 6-7), baritone sax (1), amplified alto sax (3, 8) *

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

- tenor sax (2, 8) *

Richie Kamuca Richie Kamuca (July 23, 1930 – July 22, 1977) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Musical career Kamuca was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and, like many players associated with West Coast jazz, grew up in the East befo ...

- tenor sax (6, 8) * Marshall Brown - valve trombone (1, 8), euphonium (1) *

Dick Katz Richard Aaron Katz (March 13, 1924 – November 10, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, arranger and record producer. He freelanced throughout much of his career, and worked in a number of ensembles. He co-founded Milestone Records in 1966 with Or ...

- piano (4, 8) *

Karl Berger Karl Hans Berger (born March 30, 1935 in Heidelberg, Germany) is a German jazz pianist, composer, and educator. Career Berger played piano in Germany when he was ten and worked in his teens at a club in Heidelberg. He learned modern jazz from v ...

- vibes (3, 8) * Jim Hall - guitar (5, 8) *

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

- bass (3, 8) *

Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebrate ...

- drums (3, 8) *

Ray Nance Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Early years Nance was the leader of his ow ...

- violin (7)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee Konitz Duets Milestone Records albums Lee Konitz albums 1968 albums