Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Alto Summit
| Recorded | Jun 2-3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | MPS Records |
| Catalog | PRST 7684 |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 327882 |
The record
Four altos share the frontline over a sharp European rhythm section, Konitz's cerebral turns set against Woods, Wright, and Poindexter's harder attack. Cut for MPS in 1968, it plays like the horn itself is having a conversation with four voices.
Session personnel
- Lee Konitz — alto saxophone
- Leo Wright — alto saxophone
- Phil Woods — alto saxophone
- Pony Poindexter — alto saxophone
- Palle Danielsson — bass
- Jon Christensen — drums
- Steve Kuhn — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1968 | MPS Records · MPS 15 192 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1969 | Polydor · 545 108 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | Prestige · PRST 7684 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | MPS Records · YS-2201-MP — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1971 | MPS Records · MPS 15 192 ST — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1971 | MPS Records · MPS 15 192 ST — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1971 | MPS Records · CRM 675 — Vinyl, LP, Album · gatefold |
| 1973 | MPS Records — STEREO |
| 1974 | MPS Records · ULS-6019-P — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | MPS Records · ULX-19-P — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | MPS Records · POCJ-1889 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | MPS Records · 843 139-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | MPS Records · 843 139-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-3554 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Lee Konitz also plays on
Leo Wright also plays on
Phil Woods also plays on
Pony Poindexter also plays on