Altissimo (album)

Altissimo
Studio album by Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean, Charlie Mariano
Released 1973
Recorded July 15, 1973
Studio Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length 41:25
Label Philips
RJ-5102
Producer Joachim Ernst Berendt
Lee Konitz chronology
Spirits
(1971)Spirits1971		 Altissimo
(1973)		 In Concert
(1973)In Concert1973
Jackie McLean chronology
Live at Montmartre
(1972) Live at Montmartre1972		 Altissimo
(1973) Altissimo1973		 Ode to Super
(1973) Ode to Super1973
Gary Bartz chronology
Singerella: A Ghetto Fairy Tale
(1972) Singerella: A Ghetto Fairy Tale1972		 Altissimo
(1973) Altissimo1973		 The Shadow Do!
(1975) The Shadow Do!1975
Charlie Mariano chronology
Blue Stone
(1971) Blue Stone1971		 Altissimo
(1973) Altissimo1973		 Reflections
(1974) Reflections1974

Altissimo is an album by alto saxophonists Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean and Charlie Mariano which was recorded in Denmark in 1973 and first released on the Japanese Philips label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states: "This is a great summit meeting".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted

  1. "Another Hairdo" (Charlie Parker) – 3:45
  2. "Mode for Jay Mac"(Billy Gault) – 9:45
  3. "Love Choral" – 7:32
  4. "Fanfare" – 6:09
  5. "Du (Rain)" (Gary Bartz) – 3:32
  6. "Hymn" – 3:07
  7. "Telieledu Rama" (Tyagaraja) – 7:33

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Charlie Mariano discography accessed May 29, 2017
  2. ↑ Jackie McLean Catalog accessed May 29, 2017
  3. ↑ Lee Konitz discography accessed May 29, 2017
  4. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. Altissimo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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