Heroes (Gil Evans and Lee Konitz album)

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Heroes
Heroes (Gil Evans and Lee Konitz album).jpg
Live album by
Gil Evans and Lee Konitz
Released1991
RecordedJanuary 11–12, 1980
VenueGreene Street, NYC
GenreJazz
Length53:08
LabelVerve/Remark
511 621-2
ProducerJohn Snyder
Gil Evans chronology
Golden Hair
(1989) 		Heroes
(1991) 		Anti-Heroes
(1991)
Lee Konitz chronology
Zounds
(1991) 		Heroes
(1991) 		Anti-Heroes
(1991)

Heroes is a live album by pianist Gil Evans and saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in New York in 1980 and released on the French Verve label.[1][2][3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[4]

The Allmusic review stated "Since Evans was far from a virtuoso and at best played "arranger's piano" (particularly at this late stage in his life), his accompaniment behind Konitz is quite sparse ... overall this is a rather uneventful and often dull release that can easily be passed by".[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Prince of Darkness" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:08
  2. "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" (Charles Mingus) - 6:45
  3. "Aprilling" (Lee Konitz) - 8:23
  4. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington) - 6:13
  5. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:49
  6. "Prelude No. 20 in C Minor, Opus 28" (Frédéric Chopin) - 6:15
  7. "Blues Improvisation/Zee Zee" (Gil Evans) - 6:14
  8. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 6:21

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 30, 2016
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 30, 2016
  3. ^ Spiral Quest: album entry accessed November 30, 2016
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Heroes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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