Lee Konitz The Quintessence -New York Los Angeles Boston 1947-1961

CD 1 (1947-1954)

CLAUDE THORNHILL & HIS ORCHESTRA (Columbia 1947)

1. YARDBIRD SUITE 3’22

LEE KONITZ with LENNIE TRISTANO (Prestige 1949)

2. SUBCONSCIOUS-LEE 2’52

LENNIE TRISTANO SEXTET (Capitol 1949)

3. WOW 3’22

4. MARIONETTE 3’06

5. DIGRESSION 3’08

6. INTUITION 2’28

LEE KONITZ with LENNIE TRISTANO (Prestige 1949)

7. MARSHMALLOW 2’57

8. SOUND-LEE 4’10

 MILES DAVIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (Capitol 1950)

9. MOON DREAMS 3’18

LEE KONITZ GROUPS (Prestige 1950)

10. REBECCA 3’06

11. YOU GO TO MY HEAD 2’38

12. ICE CREAM KONITZ 2’45

13. PALO ALTO 2’35

LEE KONITZ SEXTET (Prestige 1951)

14. YESTERDAYS 2’28

15. HI BECK 3’08

LEE KONITZ/BILLY BAUER DUO (Prestige 1951)

16. DUET FOR SAXOPHONE AND GUITAR 2’40

LEE KONITZ with GERRY MULLIGAN (Paci_ c Jazz 1953)

17. LADY BE GOOD 2’31

18. LOVER MAN 3’04

LEE KONITZ (Vogue 1953)

19. I’LL REMEMBER APRIL 4’12

LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Storyville 1954)

20. ABLUTION 5’16

CD2 (1954-1961)

STAN KENTON & HIS ORCHESTRA (Capitol 1954)

1. IN A HIGHER VEIN 2’41

LEE KONITZ QUARTETS (Storyville 1954)

2. NURSERY RHYME 3’24

3. FOOLIN’ MYSELF 6’15

LENNIE TRISTANO QUARTET (Atlantic 1955)

4. THESE FOOLISH THINGS 5’45

LEE KONITZ with WARNE MARSH (Atlantic 1955)

5. BACKGROUND MUSIC 5’48

LEE KONITZ (Atlantic 1956)

6. ALL OF ME 5’11

LEE KONITZ QUINTET (Atlantic 1957)

7. FOOLIN’ MYSELF 4’44

LEE KONITZ QUINTET (Verve 1957)

8. BILLIE’S BOUNCE 6’15

LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Verve 1957)

9. THE NEARNESS OF YOU 6’08

GERRY MULLIGAN (Paci_ c Jazz 1957)

10. DISK JOCKEY JUMP 4’37

LEE KONITZ with STRINGS (Verve 1958)

11. WHAT’S NEW? 2’43

LEE KONITZ meets JIMMY GIUFFRE (Verve 1959)

12. CORK ‘N’ RIB 9’52

LEE KONITZ (Verve 1959)

13. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS 4’20

LEE KONITZ (Verve 1961)

14. I REMEMBER YOU 4’28