Chicago 'n All That Jazz (subtitled Big Band Jazz of the Broadway Musical) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz performing John Kander and Fred Ebb's songs from the Broadway musical Chicago recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Lee Konitz discography accessed November 23, 2016Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 23, 2016
Critical reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic said " Konitz and his sidemen play with enthusiasm and melodic creativity; some of the themes are quite catchy. The playing time (around 36 minutes) is quite brief and the music is far from essential but the performances are surprisingly pleasing, making this a worthy purchase".
Track listing All compositions by John Kander and Fred Ebb. "Funny Honey" – 5:03 "My Own Best Friend" – 3:55 "Ten Percent" – 4:36 "Loopin' de Loop" – 3:59 "Razzle Dazzle" – 4:09 "Me and My Baby" – 5:20 "Roxie" – 3:30 "Class" – 5:51
Personnel Lee Konitz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Lloyd Michels, Richard Hurwitz – trumpet Barry Mour – trombone Alan Raph – trombone Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone Don Palmer – tenor saxophone Dick Katz – piano, electric piano Mike Longo – electric piano, synthesizer George Davis – guitar Major Holley – bass, vocals Eddie Locke – drums Ray Armando – percussion
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