Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh

Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
Studio album by Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
Released	December 1955
Recorded	June 14, 1955 in New York City
Genre	Cool jazz
Length	42:23
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Lee Konitz chronology
Warne Marsh chronology

Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh is a 1955 studio album by jazz saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh. The Atlantic catalogue number was SD 1217.^[1] It was recorded on June 14, 1955, at Coastal Studios in New York City.

The album was re-released on LP by Atlantic Records in 1982, newly remastered by George Piros.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard^[2]	(positive)
The Guardian^[3]
BBC Music^[4]	(positive)
AllMusic^[5]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[7]

Billboard said "This album is remarkable not only for the superb modern musicianship...but for their successful use of varied old and new jazz sources."^[2]

John Fordham of The Guardian said "if these two saxophonists play with an even, almost chilly undemonstrativeness, their melodic ingenuity is dazzling".^[3] Peter Marsh, writing for BBC Music, said "Graceful, intelligent improvising that swings - what more could you want? Highly recommended."^[4] Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, said they "always made for a perfect team."^[5]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^[6]^[8]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Topsy"	Edgar Battle; Eddie Durham	5:29
2.	"There Will Never Be Another You"	Harry Warren	4:49
3.	"I Can't Get Started"	Vernon Duke	3:58
4.	"Donna Lee"	Charlie Parker	6:17
5.	"Two Not One"	Lennie Tristano	5:35
6.	"Don't Squawk"	Oscar Pettiford	7:20
7.	"Ronnie's Line"	Ronnie Ball	3:10
8.	"Background Music"	Warne Marsh	5:45

Personnel[]

Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
Sal Mosca – piano (tracks 2, 4-6, 8)
Ronnie Ball – piano (track 7)
Billy Bauer – guitar
Oscar Pettiford – double bass
Kenny Clarke – drums

Production

Nesuhi Ertegun – producer
Claude Nobs – producer (reissue)
William Claxton – photography

References[]

^ "Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". books.google.com. Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Fordham, John. "Lee Konitz With Wayne Marsh". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Marsh, Peter. "Review of Lee Konitz with Wayne Marsh". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Lee Konitz". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 30, 2016

[1] "Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[Billboard-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". books.google.com. Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[Guardian-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Fordham, John. "Lee Konitz With Wayne Marsh". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[BBC-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Marsh, Peter. "Review of Lee Konitz with Wayne Marsh". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[AllMusic-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[Penguin_Guide-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Lee Konitz". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

[RSJRG-7] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[8] Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 30, 2016

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Live albums	Lee Konitz at Storyville (1954) The Real Lee Konitz (1957) In Concert (1974) Jazz à Juan (1974) Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (1975) Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1 (1975) Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3 (1975) Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (1976) French Concert (1977) IAI Festival (1979) Live at Laren (1979) Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 (1980) Heroes (1980) Anti-Heroes (1980) Toot Sweet (1982) Star Eyes, Hamburg 1983 (1983) Glad, Koonix! (1983) Lullaby of Birdland (1991) Live at the Half Note (1994) Thingin' (1995) Alone Together (1996) Another Shade of Blue (1997) Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 (1997) Live at Birdland (2011) First Meeting: Live in London, Volume 1 (2014)
Compilation albums	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Conception (1956)
Related	Discography

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Live in Hollywood (1952) Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh (1955) Jazz of Two Cities (1956) Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (1957) Music for Prancing (1957) The Right Combination (and Joe Albany, 1957) Warne Marsh (1957–58) The Art of Improvising (1959)/Live at the Half Note (Lee Konitz, 1959) Ne Plus Ultra (1969) Report of the 1st Annual Symposium on Relaxed Improvisation (Clare Fischer, Gary Foster, 1972) The Unissued 1975 Copenhagen Studio Recordings (December 28, 1975) The Unissued Copenhagen Studio Recordings (December 29, 1975) Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1 (and Lee Konitz, 1975) Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (and Lee Konitz, 1975) Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3 (and Lee Konitz, 1975) All Music (1976) Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (1976) Tenor Gladness (and Lew Tabackin, 1976) Warne Out (1977) Apogee (and Pete Christlieb, 1978) Conversations with Warne Volume 1 (and Pete Christlieb, 1978) Conversations with Warne Volume 2 (and Pete Christlieb, 1978) How Deep, How High (and Sal Mosca, 1976–79) I Remember You... (and Karin Krog, Red Mitchell, 1980) Star Highs (1982) A Ballad Album (1983) Ballad for You (and Susan Chen, 1985) Posthumous/Newly Warne (1985) Warne Marsh & Susan Chen (1985–86) Back Home (1986) Two Days in the Life of... (1987)
With others	Blues for a Reason (Chet Baker, 1984) Crosscurrents (Bill Evans, 1977) Thesaurus (Clare Fischer, 1968) Subconscious-Lee (Lee Konitz, 1949–50) Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)