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Dovetail (album)

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Dovetail
Studio album by
Lee Konitz Terzet
Released1983
RecordedFebruary 25 & 27, 1983
StudioPenthouse Recordings, NYC
GenreJazz
Length57:45
LabelSunnyside
SSC 1003
ProducerFrançois Zalacain
Lee Konitz chronology
Toot Sweet
(1982)
Dovetail
(1983)
Art of the Duo
(1983)

Dovetail is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz's Terzet, recorded in 1983 and released on the Sunnyside label.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The AllMusic review stated: "The repertoire is certainly a bit offbeat for these modernists ... but the musicians come up with fresh statements on all of the tunes. A continually interesting set, like most of Lee Konitz's recordings".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lee Konitz, Harold Danko and Jay Leonhart except where noted.

  1. "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 9:42
  2. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 4:54
  3. "Counter-Point" – 2:19
  4. "Dovetail" – 7:45
  5. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 6:20
  6. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 7:04
  7. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 9:11
  8. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" (Val Burton, Will Jason) – 3:27
  9. "Play Fiddle Play" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 8:04

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed December 5, 2016
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed December 5, 2016
  3. ^ Sunnyside Records: album entry accessed December 5, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Dovetail – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.