Lee Konitz

5 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE

INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

PERSONNEL:

LEE KONITZ, alto sax
WARNE MARSH, tenor sax
SAL MOSCA, piano
BILLY BAUER, guitar
OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
KENNY CLARKE, drums
RONNIE BALL (p) replaces Sal Mosca on B3.

New York, June 14 (SIDE A, B1, B2 & B4) and June 21 (B3), 1955.

Bonus track (B5):
LEE KONITZ, alto sax; WARNE MARSH, tenor sax;
SAL MOSCA, piano; ARNOLD FISHKIN, bass;
DENZIL BEST, drums.
New York, June 28, 1949.

SIDE A:
1 TOPSY (Durham-Battle) 5:29
2 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU (Gordon-Warren) 4:49
3 I CAN’T GET STARTED (Duke-I. Gershwin) 3:58
4 DONNA LEE (Charlie Parker) 6:17

SIDE B:
1 TWO NOT ONE (Lennie Tristano) 5:35
2 DON’T SQUAWK (Oscar Pettiford) 7:20
3 RONNIE’S LINE (Ronnie Ball) 3:09
4 BACKGROUND MUSIC (Warne Marsh) 5:45
5 MARSHMALLOW (Warne Marsh) 2:55*

Down Beat original review

“I have never heard Lee and Warne recorded this warmly before. Perhaps it is due to a rhythm section that spurs and swings, rather than acting as a metronome. Oscar Pettiford and Kenny Clarke, two swingers from the word Go!, combine with Billy Bauer and Sal Mosca (Ronnie Ball plays piano on “Ronnie’s Line”) and push the cool pair into some situations they have to wriggle to get out of, and it is a pleasure to hear them blow forcefully to do it. This is a provocative album, one with virility and lasting music.” (John A. Tynan)