| Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet | ||||
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| Compilation album by Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | January 23 & 30 and February 1, 1953 | |||
| Studio | The Haig, Hollywood, California unknown studio and Phil Turetsky's House, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | World Pacific | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Gerry Mulligan chronology | ||||
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| Lee Konitz chronology | ||||
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| PJLP 2 Cover | ||||
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| PJLP 10 Cover | ||||
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Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (also released as Konitz Meets Mulligan) is a compilation album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan's Quartet with Lee Konitz featuring performances recorded in early-1953. The records on the album were originally released on 10-inch LPs Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet on Pacific Jazz Records along with previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn called it "a simply wonderful pairing of idiosyncratic talents". [4]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 93 |