The Real Lee Konitz is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Atlantic record label in 1957.[1][2]

The Real Lee Konitz
Live album by Lee Konitz
Released	1957
Recorded	February 15, 1957
Studio	The Midway Lounge in Pittsburgh, PA
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:19
Label	Atlantic LP 1273
Lee Konitz chronology
Worth While (1956) The Real Lee Konitz (1957) Very Cool (1957)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Jim Todd of Allmusic states "The result of this low-tech production is a fine document of Konitz playing live in a fairly straight-ahead setting. The sound is good and places the leader's alto sax at the forefront, as he floats his sinewy, pleasantly acerbic sound over the attentive work of the rhythm section".[3]

Track listing

1. "Straightaway" (Lee Konitz) - 3:41
2. "Foolin' Myself" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 4:40
3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:10
4. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) - 3:56
5. "Pennies in Minor" (Lennie Tristano) - 8:42
6. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) - 2:15
7. "Easy Livin'" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:35
8. "Midway" (Konitz) - 3:20

Personnel

• Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
• Don Ferrara - trumpet (tracks 5 & 6)
• Billy Bauer - guitar
• Peter Ind - bass
• Dick Scott - drums

References