Another Shade of Blue

Another Shade of Blue is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz.

Another Shade of Blue
Live album by
Lee Konitz
Released1999
RecordedDecember 21, 1997
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note

Background

Konitz recorded Alone Together for Blue Note in 1996, with pianist Brad Mehldau and bassist Charlie Haden.[1] Exactly a year later, the same band recorded Another Shade of Blue.[1]

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles,[1] in December 1997.[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

The JazzTimes reviewer commented that the tracks were too long and taken at a very slow tempo.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the renditions of "Body and Soul" and "What's New?", but preferred the earlier Alone Together recording.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Another Shade of Blue" (Lee Konitz) – 10:50
  2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 12:15
  3. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 15:49
  4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 17:29
  5. "All of Us" (Charlie Haden, Konitz, Brad Mehldau) – 11:27

Personnel

References
  1. Dryden, Ken "Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 838–839. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Sohmer, Jack (January/February 2000) "Lee Konitz – Another Shade of Blue". JazzTimes.
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