The Lee Konitz Duets

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The Lee Konitz Duets
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1968 [1]
RecordedSeptember 25, 1967
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length45:17
Label Milestone
MSP 9013
Producer Dick Katz
Lee Konitz chronology
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(1966)
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(1968)
Alto Summit
(1968)

The Lee Konitz Duets is an album by American saxophonist Lee Konitz, recorded in 1967 and released in 1968 on the Milestone label.

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Track listing

  1. "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - 3:07
  2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" - 3:33
  3. "Variations on Alone Together" - 15:03
  4. "Checkerboard" - 5:50
  5. "Erb" - 3:09
  6. "Tickletoe" - 2:59
  7. "Duplexity" - 6:19
  8. "Alphanumeric" - 5:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard Nov 2, 1968
  2. The Lee Konitz Duets at AllMusic
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  120. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.