This LP comprises one of altoist Lee Konitz's greatest sessions. In 1967
he recorded a series of very diverse duets, all of which succeed on
their own terms. Konitz is matched with valve trombonist Marshall Brown
on a delightful version of "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" and matches
wits with the tenor of Joe Henderson on "You Don't Know What Love Is."
He plays "Checkerboard" with pianist Dick Katz, "Erb" with guitarist Jim
Hall, "Tickle Toe" with the tenor of Richie Kamuca (Konitz switches to
tenor on that cut), and an adventurous and fairly free "Duplexity" with
violinist Ray Nance. Konitz also has three different duets in five
versions of "Alone Together" and, on "Alphanumeric," welcomes
practically everyone back for a final blowout. The music ranges from
Dixieland to bop and free, and is consistently fascinating. Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 –Lee Konitz With Marshall Brown
_ Struttin' With Some Barbecue 3:02
Written-By – Lil Armstrong
2 –Lee Konitz With Joe Henderson
_ You Don't Know What Love Is 3:27
Written-By – Raye, DePaul
Variations On Alone Together 14:59
3a –Lee Konitz
Variations On Alone Together I 1:03
Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz
3b –Lee Konitz With Elvin Jones
_ Variations On Alone Together II 3:14
Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz
3c –Lee Konitz With Karl Berger
_ Variations On Alone Together III 2:23
Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz
3d –Lee Konitz With Eddie Gomez 3:28
_Variations On Alone Together IV
Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz
3e –Lee Konitz With Elvin Jones, Karl Berger & Eddie Gomez
_Variations On Alone Together V 4:40
Written-By – Dietz-Schwartz
4 –Lee Konitz With Dick Katz Checkerboard 5:44
Written-By – Dick Katz
5 –Lee Konitz With Jim Hall Erb 3:05
Written-By – Jim Hall
6 –Lee Konitz With Richie Kamuca Tickle Toe 2:53
Written-By – Lester Young
7 –Lee Konitz With Ray Nance Duplexity 6:16
Written-By – Konitz, Nance
8 –Lee Konitz Alphanumeric 5:17
Written-By – Marshall Brown
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz (tracks: 1, 2, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4, 5, 8)
Baritone Saxophone – Lee Konitz (tracks: 1)
Bass – Eddie Gomez (tracks: 3.4, 3.5, 8)
Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: 3.2, 3.5, 8)
Euphonium – Marshall Brown (tracks: 1)
Guitar – Jim Hall (tracks: 5, 8)
Piano – Dick Katz (tracks: 4, 8)
Producer – Dick Katz
Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
Supervised By – Orrin Keepnews
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson (tracks: 2, 8), Lee Konitz (tracks: 3.2, 3.4, 6, 7), Richie Kamuca (tracks: 6, 8)
Valve Trombone – Marshall Brown (tracks: 1, 8)
Vibraphone – Karl Berger (tracks: 3.3, 3.5, 8)
Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 7)
