album · April 28, 1957
Lee Konitz Plays With the Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Trunk RecordsSee this day
jazzcool jazz
This 1957 quartet session captures Konitz in a sparser setting than his usual larger ensembles, allowing his distinctive melodicism and harmonic ideas to take center stage.
- The album was recorded on January 10, 1957, at WOR Studios in New York City.
- This release features Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Joe” (8232;Moose” Walrath on bass, and Nick Stabulas on drums.
- The album was reissued on CD in 2001 by Verve Records.
Lee Konitz is a pioneering alto saxophonist from New York City, a leading figure in the development of cool jazz. He was a key participant in the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s.
Tracklist
