Peacemeal

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Peacemeal
Studio album by
Lee Konitz Quintet
Released1970
RecordedMarch 20–21, 1969
StudioDecca Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length60:21
LabelMilestone
MSP 9025
ProducerDick Katz
Lee Konitz chronology
Stereokonitz
(1968)
Peacemeal
(1970)
Spirits
(1971)

Peacemeal is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz's Quintet recorded in 1969 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2][3] The 2004 CD reissue added three alternate takes as bonus tracks not on the original LP.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "A thought-provoking and consistently enjoyable set of music".[5]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Thumb Under (No. 98 from Mikrokosmos)" (Béla Bartók) – 3:11
  2. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 3:22
  3. "Village Joke (No. 130 from Mikrokosmos)" (Bartók) – 4:05
  4. "Something to Sing" (Dick Katz) – 4:09
  5. "Peacemeal" (Katz) – 7:05
  6. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour) – 5:04
  7. "Peasant Dance (No. 128 From Mikrokosmos)" (Bartók) – 4:56
  8. "Fourth Dimension" (Lee Konitz) – 4:34
  9. "Second Thoughts" (Katz) – 3:06
  10. "Subconscious-Lee" (Konitz) – 4:13
  11. "Lester Leaps In" [Take 4] (Young) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Body and Soul" [Take 3] (Green, Heyman, Eyton, Sour) – 6:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Subconscious-Lee" [Take 6] (Konitz) – 5:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fitzgerald. M., Milestone label discography, accessed June 3, 2015
  2. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed June 3, 2016
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Milestone Records 9000 series discography accessed June 3, 2016
  4. ^ Fantasy Records Catalog: OJC 1100 series accessed June 3, 2016
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Peacemeal – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.