Pride (Lee Konitz album)

1999 studio album by Lee Konitz

Pride

Studio album by

Lee Konitz

Released| 1999 (1999)
Recorded| May 1999
Genre| Jazz
Length| 67:37
Label| SteepleChase SCCD 31479
Producer| Nils Winther
Lee Konitz chronology
| Dig-It
(1999)  | Pride
(1999)  | Lee Konitz & the Axis String Quartet Play French Impressionist Music from the Turn of the 20th Century
(2000)

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Pride is an album by saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in 1999 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [7]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "The music always swings, the rhythm section is supportive, and Konitz is as inventive as always. This is also one of the few sessions in which the altoist (on a few cuts) is backed by organ".[6] In JazzTimes, Bill Shoemaker wrote: "Pride adds to the case that Lee Konitz’s sustained creativity and prolific recording schedule have a chicken and egg relationship. Fronting contrasting rhythm sections, Konitz not only improvises with his trademark sublime mix of subtlety and adventurousness, but also contributes 3 tunes to the date, reinforcing his less heralded status as a resourceful composer ... Given Konitz’s output with more high-profile musicians, Pride is prone to being lost in the crowd, but those enamored Konitz’s knack for giving well-worn vehicles new traction will dig it".[8]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted

1. "Monkian' Around" – 4:46
2. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 6:54
3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 7:00
4. "Stellar"- 13:35
5. "Gundula"- 8:09
6. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 11:50
7. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman) – 8:00
8. "Zingaro" (Jobim) – 6:49

## Personnel

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* Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
* George Colligan – piano, organ
* Doug Weiss – bass
* Darren Beckett – drums

## References

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1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed May 31, 2017
2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed May 31, 2017
3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed May 31, 2017
4. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed May 31, 2017
5. ^ George Colligan: Recordings, accessed May 31, 2017
6. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Pride – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
7. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 839\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
8. ^ Shoemaker, B. JazzTimes Review, May 1, 2001

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Lee Konitz

Studio albums|

* Subconscious-Lee (1949)
* Lee Konitz Plays (1954)
* Konitz (1954)
* Lee Konitz in Harvard Square (1954)
* Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh (1955)
* Inside Hi-Fi (1956)
* Very Cool (1957)
* Tranquility (1957)
* An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings (1958)
* Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
* You and Lee (1959)
* Motion (1961)
* The Lee Konitz Duets (1967)
* Alto Summit (1968)
* European Episode (1968)
* Impressive Rome (1968)
* Stereokonitz (1968)
* Peacemeal (1969)
* Spirits (1971)
* Altissimo (1973)
* I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1974)
* Lone-Lee (1974)
* Satori (1974)
* Oleo (1975)
* Chicago 'n All That Jazz (1975)
* Windows (1975)
* Figure & Spirit (1976)
* Pyramid (1977)
* The Lee Konitz Quintet (1977)
* Lee Konitz Nonet (1977)
* Duplicity (1977)
* Tenorlee (1978)
* Yes, Yes, Nonet (1979)
* Four Keys (1979)
* Seasons Change (1979)
* Dovetail (1983)
* Art of the Duo (1983)
* Ideal Scene (1986)
* The New York Album (1987)
* Zounds (1990)
* Lunasea (1992)
* Jazz Nocturne (1992)
* We Thought About Duke (1994)
* It's You (1996)
* Dearly Beloved (1996)
* Out of Nowhere (1997)
* RichLee! (1997)
* Sound of Surprise (1999)
* Dig-It (1999)
* Pride (1999)
* Organic-Lee (2006)

Live albums|

* Lee Konitz at Storyville (1954)
* The Real Lee Konitz (1957)
* In Concert (1974)
* Jazz à Juan (1974)
* Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (1975)
* Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1 (1975)
* Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3 (1975)
* Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (1976)
* French Concert (1977)
* IAI Festival (1979)
* Live at Laren (1979)
* Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 (1980)
* Heroes (1980)
* Anti-Heroes (1980)
* Toot Sweet (1982)
* Star Eyes, Hamburg 1983 (1983)
* Glad, Koonix! (1983)
* Lullaby of Birdland (1991)
* Live at the Half Note (1994)
* Thingin' (1995)
* Alone Together (1996)
* Another Shade of Blue (1997)
* Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 (1997)
* Live at Birdland (2011)
* First Meeting: Live in London, Volume 1 (2014)

Compilation albums|

* Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953)
* Conception (1956)

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