Organic-Lee
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{{Infobox album
| name = Organic-Lee
| type = Album
| artist = Lee Konitz and Gary Versace
| cover = Organic-Lee.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2006
| recorded = January 2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 55:18
| label = SteepleChase
SCCD 31599
| producer = Nils Winther
| chronology = Lee Konitz
| prev_title = New Nonet
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Portology
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Gary Versace
| type = Album
| prev_title = Many Places
| prev_year = 2005
| title = Organic-Lee
| year = 2006
| next_title = Reminiscence
| next_year = 2006
}}
}}
Organic-Lee is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and organist Gary Versace recorded in 2006 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.Di Filippo, R., [https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/lee-konitz-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz] accessed May 30, 2017[http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/lee-konitz-organiclee-sccd-31599/ SteepleChase Productions ApS], accessed May 30, 2017[http://www.garyversace.com/Recordings.asp Gary Versace: Recordings], accessed May 30, 2017
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = All About Jazz
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=840}}
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Budd Kopman of All About Jazz said "Organic-Lee is an extremely rewarding album on many different levels. The players are very exposed, and their musicianship is not hidden behind drums and bass. I was not prepared for the degree with which the record drew me in, but with each listen, I was further seduced. While both players ventured into the realm of abstraction, it became obvious that Konitz and Versace shared an enormous well of emotion, allowing them to make beautiful music together".Kopman, B. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/organic-lee-lee-konitz-steeplechase-records-review-by-budd-kopman.php All About Jazz Review], January 2, 2007
Track listing
- "Old Folks" (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill) – 5:26
- "How Long Has This Been Going On" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:41
- ""A" Blues" (Lee Konitz) – 6:45
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 7:25
- "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 7:10
- "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:52
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 5:20
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 5:21
- "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 6:11