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Konstanze's Delight

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Konstanze's Delight
Live album by
Released1983
RecordedOctober 24, 1981
Venue3rd Street Music School, New York City
GenreJazz
Length45:24
LabelSoul Note
ProducerJemeel Moondoc
Jemeel Moondoc chronology
The Athens Concert
(1982)
Konstanze's Delight
(1983)
Nostalgia in Times Square
(1986)

Konstanze's Delight is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded live at the Third Street Music School in 1981 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. He leads a sextet that features Muntu's members Roy Campbell on trumpet and William Parker on double bass, occasional members Khan Jamal on vibraphone and Ellen Christi on wordless vocals, and Denis Charles on drums.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "The two horns seem to be engaged in a game of one-on-one ball, chasing, dodging, body-checking and setting up half a dozen false climaxes before the whole thing unwinds."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jemeel Moondoc
  1. "Konstanze's Delight" - 29:46
  2. "Chasing the Moon" - 13:17
  3. "High Rise" - 2:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Original Liner Notes by Lee Jeske
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 0140515216.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 866.