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No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
Lady, Be Good!: The Man I Love (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe) |
4:26 |
| 2. |
You've Changed (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
5:04 |
| 3. |
God Bless the Child (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
4:27 |
| 4. |
Road to Rio: But Beautiful (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
6:06 |
| 5. |
I Cried for You (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
5:18 |
| 6. |
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
5:30 |
| 7. |
All of Me (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
4:19 |
| 8. |
Good Morning Heartache (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
5:26 |
| 9. |
For Heaven's Sake (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
5:23 |
| 10. |
Easy Living (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
4:48 |
| 11. |
These Foolish Things (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
4:46 |
| 12. |
For All We Know (featuring Michael Formanek, Erik Friedlander, Matt Wilson, Ronald Lawrence, Cenovia Cummins, Mark Feldman, Jill Jaffe, Daniel Pezzotti) |
3:41 |
Always eager to record in new situations, on this CD Lee Konitz is showcased with a string sextet (two violins, violas and cellos), bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Matt Wilson. The cool-toned altoist pays tribute during a dozen songs to both Billie Holiday and (in a more subtle fashion) tenor great Lester Young, two of his early idols. Daniel Schnyder contributed all of the arrangements for the set. Rather than weighing down the proceedings, Schnyder has the strings adding rich harmonies and phrases that seem to anticipate the leader's phrases, and they even swing. Lee Konitz, who added a vibrato to his sound for the project so he could recreate some of Billie Holiday's feeling, handles the ballads and medium-tempo material beautifully. Highlights include "The Man I Love," "I Cried For You," "All Of Me" and "Easy Living." A memorable and heartfelt effort by all concerned.
