Alone Together is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz.

Alone Together
Live album by Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden
Released	1997
Recorded	December 1996
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note

Background and recording

This was Konitz's first recording for Blue Note Records.[1] The album was recorded at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles,[2] in December 1996.[3] The tracks are standards.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

The AllMusic reviewer stated that "all three musicians are restless and inventive, making even the simplest numbers on the disc vibrant, lively and adventurous".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "Konitz was playing with magisterial calm and an elder statesman's mischief", and highlighted Mehldau's creation of "a feeling of space and relaxed time".[3]

Track listing

1. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 13:48
2. "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 12:54
3. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 10:59
4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 11:32
5. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 12:49
6. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 12:54

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – alto sax
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Charlie Haden – bass

References