The New York Album
{{Infobox album
| name = The New York Album
| type = Album
| artist = Lee Konitz Quartet
| cover = The New York Album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1988
| recorded = August 18 & 19, 1987
| venue =
| studio = Sound Ideas Studios, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 46:15
| label = Soul Note
SN 1169
| producer = Giovanni Bonandrini
| chronology = Lee Konitz
| prev_title = Ideal Scene
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Lee Konitz in Rio
| next_year = 1988
}}
The New York Album is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz's Quartet which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. The album marked Konitz's 70th album release and his 39th Studio album.[https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf Lee Konitz discography] accessed December 15, 2016Di Filippo, R., [https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/lee-konitz-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz] accessed December 15, 2016[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Soul_Note_1100.htm Jazzlists: Soul Note Records main series discography] accessed December 15, 2016
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|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=837}}
}}
The Allmusic review stated "For this lovely and swinging date from 1988, Konitz conjures up a fresh array of solo moods on a mix of self-penned material, contemporary originals, and standards. Backed by a stellar band made up of bassist Marc Johnson, pianist Harold Danko, and drummer Adam Nussbaum, Konitz pleasantly surprises with his mercurial phrases, varied tonal palette, and unique rhythmic sense ... A very enjoyable collection".{{AllMusic|first=Stephen |last=Cook |class=album |id=mw0000198395 |title=The New York Album – Review |accessdate=December 16, 2016}}
Track listing
All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted.
- "Candlelight Shadows" (Harold Danko) – 9:34
- "Everybody's Song But My Own" (Kenny Wheeler) – 7:23
- "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 5:22
- "Monkian Round" – 3:24
- "September Waltz" (Frank Wunsch) – 7:01
- "Dream Variation" – 4:35
- "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 8:56
Personnel
References
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