Alone Together

• Artist: Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau/Charlie Haden
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• Release Date: November 04, 1997
• Total Time: 74:56
• Type: Live
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Alone Together, Lee Konitz's first recording for Blue Note, is a special event. The saxophonist teamed up with legendary bassist Charlie Haden and young lion pianist Brad Mehldau, and the trio's interaction on this set of relaxed bop is astonishing. On paper, the music on Alone Together -- a collection of standards -- should just be straightahead cool bop, but all three musicians are restless and inventive, making even the simplest numbers on the disc vibrant, lively and adventurous. It's a wonderful record, one that makes a convincing argument that Konitz remains a vital force even as he reached his seventieth year. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Alone Together	Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz, Dietz	Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau	(13:48)
The Song Is You	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	Charlie Haden, Brad Mehldau, Lee Konitz	(12:54)
Cherokee	Ray Noble	Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau	(10:59)
What Is This Thing Called Love?	Cole Porter	Brad Mehldau, Lee Konitz, Charlie Haden	(11:32)
'Round Midnight	Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen	Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau	(12:49)
You Stepped Out of a Dream	Gus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown	Charlie Haden, Brad Mehldau, Lee Konitz	(12:54)

Credits

Patrick Roques (Design), Lee Konitz (Sax (Alto)), Lee Konitz (Producer), Brad Mehldau (Drums), Charlie Haden (Producer), Charlie Haden (Bass), Lee Konitz (Saxophone), Charlie Haden (Performer), Brad Mehldau (Piano), Charles Haden (Producer), Kurt Lundvall (Engineer), Brad Mehldau (Performer), Art Lange (Liner Notes)