Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
| Recorded | Jun 1955 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
| Catalog | LPM 2007 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 393944 |
The record
Marsh's floating tenor meets Konitz's dry alto in contrapuntal lines that still sound telepathic, with Pettiford and Clarke keeping the pulse understated beneath them. A defining moment for two saxophonists pushing linear improvisation as far as it would go.
Session personnel
- Lee Konitz — alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Oscar Pettiford — bass
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Billy Bauer — guitar
- Ronnie Ball — piano
- Sal Mosca — piano
- Warne Marsh — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1957 | MUSIC · LPM 2007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · laminated sleeve |
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| 1957 | MUSIC · LPM 2007 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1977 | Atlantic · ATL 50 298 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Die-Cut Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | Atlantic — STEREO |
| — | Atlantic · 1257 P-4549 — Vinyl, LP |
| — | Atlantic · ATL 50 298 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Die-Cut Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | Atlantic · ATL 50 298 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Die-Cut Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
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