Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
| Recorded | Jan 25 & Feb 1, 1953 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 373270 |
The record
Mulligan's pianoless logic gives Konitz room to stretch, his alto and the baritone trading contrapuntal lines while Baker's trumpet threads lean and unhurried between them. A West Coast summit recorded in early 1953, built on space rather than chords.
Session personnel
- Lee Konitz — alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone [baritone sax]
- Carson Smith — bass
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Larry Bunker — drums
- Chet Baker — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1953 | Pacific Jazz · EP4-3 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
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| 1954 | Pacific Jazz · EP4-11 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | Pacific Jazz · EP4-11 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Red |
| 1957 | Music · LPM 2054 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | World Pacific Records · PJM-406 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | World Pacific Records · WP-1273 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | World Pacific Records · PFJ-5023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1959 | Vogue Records · LAE 12181 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1987 | Pacific Jazz · CP32-5369 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | World Pacific Records · PJ-0406 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2021 | Blue Note — MONO |
| 2024 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9782 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, UHQCD |
| — | Vogue Records · EPV 1120 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| — | World Pacific Records · X644 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single |
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