This Lone Hill Jazz compilation presents the contents of two separate releases Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre and You and Lee featuring Lee Konitz and Jimmy Giuffre (the latter playing baritone sax and contributing the arrangements) together, with pianist Bill Evans being the prominent sideman, though the ensemble includes tenor saxophonists Warne Marsh and Ted Brown (both of whom studied with Lennie Tristano alongside Konitz), and alto saxophonist Hal McKusick, though it is Konitz that is featured throughout the sessions from Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre. Konitz contributed the quirky blues "Cork 'N' Bib," which features an unusually bluesy solo by Evans, plus an atonal offering by Marsh and Giuffre's robust single chorus. The breezy setting of "The Song Is You" is an excellent wrap to this spring session. Later the same year the musicians returned to the studio while adding guitarist Jim Hall to record the Verve LP You and Lee, which had not been reissued on CD until appearing in this anthology. Play the Arrangements of Jimmy Giuffre concentrates exclusively on Giuffre's arrangements of standards and while it isn't quite as wide-ranging as the earlier effort, Konitz is obviously inspired by the arrangements and excellent ensemble behind him. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1 Palo Alto 3:08
Konitz
2 When Your Lover Has Gone 5:02
Swan
3 Cork 'N Bib 9:50
Konitz
4 Somp'm Outa' Nothin' 4:29
Giuffre
5 Someone To Watch Over Me 3:36
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6 Uncharted 3:55
Giuffre
7 Moonlight In Vermont 3:59
Suessdorf / Blackburn
8 The Song Is You 5:08
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9 Darn That Dream 1:58
De Lange / Van Heusen
10 Ev'rything I've Got (Belongs To You) 4:48
Rodgers / Hart
11 You Don't Know What Love Is 4:19
Raye / De Paul
12 I Didn't Know About You 4:00
Ellington / Russell
13 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 3:57
George Bassman / Ned Washington
14 You're Driving Me Crazy 4:11
Donaldson
15 You're Clear Out Of This World 4:08
Arlen / Mercer
16 The More I See You 3:39
Warren / Gordon
17 You Are Too Beautiful 4:12
Rodgers / Hart
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Hal McKusick (tracks: 1 to 9), Lee Konitz (tracks: 1 to 9)
Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By – Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: 1 to 17)
Bass – Buddy Clark (tracks: 1 to 8), Sonny Dallas (tracks: 10 to 17)
Drums – Ronnie Free (tracks: 1 to 8), Roy Haynes (tracks: 10 to 17)
Guitar – Jim Hall (tracks: 14 to 17)
Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 13)
Tenor Saxophone – Ted Brown (tracks: 1 to 9), Warne Marsh (tracks: 1 to 9)
Trombone – Bill Byers, Eddie Bert
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Marky Markowitz, Phil Sunkel
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BILL EVANS & LEE KONITZ - Play The Arrangements Of Jimmy Giuffre (1959-2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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LEE KONITZ | ARRANGEMENTS BY JIMMY GIUFFRE - You and Lee (1960-2007) RM | Lee Konitz By Special Requests – 6 | FLAC (tracks), lossless
One of the lesser-known Lee Konitz albums, this LP (which has not been reissued yet on CD) features the altoist joined by six brass and a rhythm section for eight Jimmy Giuffre arrangements. The shouting brass contrasts well with Konitz's cool-toned solos and together they perform eight underplayed standards. Guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Bill Evans (who are on four songs apiece) are major assets behind Konitz on this pleasing set. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 I'm Getting Sentimental over You
George Bassman / Ned Washington
2 You Don't Know What Love Is
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
3 I Didn't Know About You
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell
4 Everything I Have Belongs to You
Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
5 You're Clear Out of This World
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
6 You Are Too Beautiful
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7 The More I See You
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
8 You're Driving Me Crazy
Walter Donaldson
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Arranged By, Conductor – Jimmy Giuffre
Bass – Sonny Dallas
Drums – Roy Haynes
Guitar – Jim Hall (faixas: 3, 5, 6, 7)
Piano – Bill Evans (faixas: 1, 2, 4, 8)
Trombone – Billy Byers, Bob Brookmeyer
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Marky Markowitz, Phil Sunkel
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