Subconscious-Lee

by Lee Konitz

Subconscious-Lee cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 19:18
  • Community rating: 4.14/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Warne Marsh, Lennie Tristano, Billy Bauer, Shelly Manne

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A foundational text of the 'Tristano School' of cool jazz, this album compiles recordings from 1949-1950. It features the cerebral, intricate, and harmonically advanced improvisations of Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, classic, melodic, personal, subtle

Tracklist

  1. Topsy (3:05)
  2. There's a Small Hotel (3:45)
  3. Subconscious-Lee (2:48)
  4. Judy (3:00)
  5. Marshmallow (2:55)
  6. Fishin' Around (3:45)

Credits

  • Lee Konitz - primary artist, alto saxophone, written-by
  • Lennie Tristano - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Warne Marsh - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Billy Bauer - primary artist, guitar
  • Arnold Fishkin - bass, written-by
  • Bob Parent - cover
  • Denzil Best - drums
  • Jeff Morton - drums
  • Shelly Manne - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, remastered by
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes
  • Sal Mosca - piano
  • Bob Weinstock - supervised by
  • Haven Gillespie - written-by
  • J. Fred Coots - written-by

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