LEE KONITZ | JIMMY GIUFFRE - Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959-1996) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This unusual two-CD set not only reissues the original LP of the same name but three other rare Verve LP's from the 1950's. Altoist Lee Konitz (on "An Image") is showcased during a set of adventurous Bill Russo arrangements for an orchestra and strings in 1958, pops up on half of Ralph Burns' underrated 1951 classic Free Forms (the most enjoyable of the four sets) and meets up with baritonist Jimmy Giuffre, whose arrangements for five saxes (including the great tenor Warne Marsh) and a trio led by pianist Bill Evans are sometimes equally influenced by classical music and bop. The least interesting date showcases Giuffre's clarinet with a string section on his five-part "Piece For Clarinet And String Orchestra" and the 16 brief movements of "Mobiles." Overall this third-stream two-fer contains music that is easier to respect and admire than to love although Lee Konitz fans will probably want to acquire the obscure performances. Scott Yanow
Tracklist 1 :
1     'Round Midnight 5:16
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
2     The Daffodil's Smile 4:01
Bill Russo
3     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 2:19
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
4     Music for Alto Saxophone and Strings, Pt. 1 4:25
Bill Russo
5     Music for Alto Saxophone and Strings, Pt. 2 2:53
Bill Russo
6     Music for Alto Saxophone and Strings, Pt. 3 2:35
Bill Russo
7     What's New? 2:41
Johnny Burke / Bob Haggart
8     Blues for Our Children 6:52
Lee Konitz / Bill Russo
9     An Image of Man, Pts. 1 - 7 15:22
Bill Russo
10     Terrisita 3:04
Ralph Burns
11     Lillith 2:51
Ralph Burns
12     Vignette at Verney's 2:44
Ralph Burns
13     Cameo 2:40
Ralph Burns
14     Places Please 3:09
Ralph Burns
15     Tantallon 2:40
Ralph Burns
16     Spring Is 1:55
Ralph Burns
17     Someday, Somewhere 2:51
Ralph Burns
18     Darn That Dream 1:55
Eddie DeLange / James Van Heusen
Tracklist 2 :    
1     Palo Alto 3:08
Lee Konitz
2     When Your Lover Has Gone 5:02
Einar A. Swan
3     Cork 'N' Bib 9:50
Lee Konitz
4     Somp'm Outa' Nothin' 4:29
Jimmy Giuffre
5     Someone to Watch over Me 3:36
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6     Uncharted 3:55
Jimmy Giuffre
7     Moonlight in Vermont 3:59
John Blackburn / Karl Suessdorf
8     The Song Is You 5:05
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9     Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Movement 1 6:21
Jimmy Giuffre
10     Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Movement 2 4:06
Jimmy Giuffre
11     Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Movement 3 2:41
Jimmy Giuffre
12     Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Movement 4 2:36
Jimmy Giuffre
13     Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Movement 5 2:07
Jimmy Giuffre
14     Mobiles, Movement 1 1:03
Jimmy Giuffre
15     Mobiles, Movement 2 1:33
Jimmy Giuffre
16     Mobiles, Movement 3 0:46
Jimmy Giuffre
17     Mobiles, Movement 4 1:30
Jimmy Giuffre
18     Mobiles, Movement 5 2:11
Jimmy Giuffre
19     Mobiles, Movement 6 0:52
Jimmy Giuffre
20     Mobiles, Movement 7 2:19
Jimmy Giuffre
21     Mobiles, Movement 8 0:24
Jimmy Giuffre
22     Mobiles, Movement 9 1:59
Jimmy Giuffre
23     Mobiles, Movement 10 0:36
Jimmy Giuffre
24     Mobiles, Movement 11 1:53
Jimmy Giuffre
25     Mobiles, Movement 12 0:35
Jimmy Giuffre
26     Mobiles, Movement 13 1:47
Jimmy Giuffre
27     Mobiles, Movement 14 1:05
Jimmy Giuffre
28     Mobiles, Movement 15 1:15
Jimmy Giuffre
29     Mobiles, Movement 16 1:00
Jimmy Giuffre
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Hal McKusick (faixas: 1-18 to 2-8), Lee Konitz
Arranged By, Conductor – Bill Russo (faixas: 1-1 to 1-9)
Arranged By, Conductor, Piano – Ralph Burns (faixas: 1-10 to 1-17)
Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By – Jimmy Giuffre (faixas: 1-18 to 2-8)
Bass – Buddy Clark (faixas: 2-1 to 2-8), Ray Brown (faixas: 1-10 to 1-17)
Cello – Alan Shulman (faixas: 1-1 to 1-9)
Conductor – Wolfram Röhrig (faixas: 2-9 to 2-29)
Drums – Jo Jones (faixas: 1-10 to 1-17), Ronnie Free (faixas: 2-1 to 2-8)
Flute – Danny Bank (faixas: 1-10 to 1-17)
French Horn – Tony Miranda (faixas: 1-10 to 1-17)
Guitar – Billy Bauer (faixas: 1-1 to 1-9)
Orchestra – Sudwestfunk Orchestra Of Baden-Baden
Piano – Bill Evans (faixas: 2-1 to 2-8), Lou Stein (faixas: 1-1 to 1-9)
Producer [Original Recordings] – Norman Granz
Tenor Saxophone – Ted Brown (faixas: 1-18 to 2-8), Warne Marsh (faixas: 1-18 to 2-8)
Violin – Gene Orloff (faixas: 1-1 to 1-9)