Lee Konitz Nonet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.[1][2]

Lee Konitz Nonet
Studio album by Lee Konitz Nonet
Released	1977
Recorded	September 20–21, 1977
Studio	Downtown Sound Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:04
Label	Chiaroscuro CR 186
Producer	Hank O'Neal
Lee Konitz chronology
The Lee Konitz Quintet (1977) Lee Konitz Nonet (1977) French Concert (1977)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Scott Yanow on Allmusic said "the results are frequently superb".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted.

1. "Fanfare" – 0:40
2. "Chi-Chi" (Charlie Parker) – 10:56
3. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 5:04
4. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:20
5. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 5:27
6. "April/April Too" (Lennie Tristano/John Eckert) – 4:48
7. "Who You" (Jimmy Knepper) – 7:25
8. "Stryker's Dues" (Sievert) – 5:00
9. "Fourth Dimension" – 3:42
10. "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:44
11. "Hymn Too" – 0:55
12. Jazzspeak: Lee Konitz's Verbal History of the Nonet – 9:35 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone, arranger
• Burt Collins – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• John Eckert – flugelhorn
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Sam Burtis – bass trombone, tuba
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
• Ben Aronov – piano
• Knobby Totah – bass
• Kenny Washington – drums
• Sy Johnson – arranger

References