Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet ( HQ vinyl LP ) (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Release date: 19-10-2021 (originally released in 1957)

2021 Blue Note reissue 180g vinyl LP ( Blue Note Tone Poet Series )

Three giants of West Coast Jazz came together in this deeply swinging session recorded for the Pacific Jazz/World Pacific label in 1953.

Alto saxophone master Lee Konitz joins with the great Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone and legendary trumpeter Chet Baker on a half-live, half-studio program of standards along with one Mulligan original.

The group is supported by bassists Carson Smith and Joe Mondragon with Larry Bunker on drums for this spontaneous and inventive jazz treasure.

Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Lee Konitz
Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Gerry Mulligan
Bass – Carson Smith (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B5), Joe Mondragon (tracks: A1, A5)
Trumpet – Chet Baker
Drums – Larry Bunker

Tracks:

1. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Side A)
2. Broadway (Side A)
3. Almost Like being In Love (Side A)
4. Sextet (Side A)
5. Lady Be Good (Side A)
6. Too Marvelous For Words (Side B)
7.  Lover Man (Side B)
8. I’ll Remember April (Side B)
9. These Foolish Things (Side B)
10. All The Things You Are (Side B)