''Another Shade of Blue'' is an album by saxophonist
Lee Konitz
Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer.
He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's ass ...
.
Background
Konitz recorded ''
Alone Together'' for
Blue Note
Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by German-Jewish emigrants Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue no ...
in 1996, with pianist
Brad Mehldau
Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's quar ...
and bassist
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years. Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playin ...
.
Exactly a year later, the same band recorded ''Another Shade of Blue''.
Music and recording
The album was recorded at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles,
in December 1997.
Reception
The ''JazzTimes'' reviewer commented that the tracks were too long and taken at a very slow tempo.
[Sohmer, Jack (January/February 2000]
"Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue"
''JazzTimes''. ''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
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'' praised the renditions of "Body and Soul" and "What's New?", but preferred the earlier ''Alone Together'' recording.
Track listing
#"Another Shade of Blue" (Lee Konitz) – 10:50
#"Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 12:15
#"What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 15:49
#"Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 17:29
#"All of Us" (Charlie Haden, Konitz, Brad Mehldau) – 11:27
Personnel
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Lee Konitz
Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer.
He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's ass ...
– alto sax
*
Brad Mehldau
Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's quar ...
– piano
*
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years. Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playin ...
– bass
References
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Blue Note Records live albums
Lee Konitz live albums
1997 live albums