Altissimo (album)

Altissimo
Altissimo
Studio album by Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean, Charlie Mariano
Released	1973
Recorded	July 15, 1973
Studio	Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:25
Label	Philips; RJ-5102
Producer	Joachim Ernst Berendt
Lee Konitz chronology
Jackie McLean chronology
Gary Bartz chronology
Charlie Mariano chronology

Altissimo is an album by alto saxophonists Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean and Charlie Mariano which was recorded in Denmark in 1973 and first released on the Japanese Philips label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states: "This is a great summit meeting".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted

"Another Hairdo" (Charlie Parker) – 3:45
"Mode for Jay Mac"(Billy Gault) – 9:45
"Love Choral" – 7:32
"Fanfare" – 6:09
"Du (Rain)" (Gary Bartz) – 3:32
"Hymn" – 3:07
"Telieledu Rama" (Tyagaraja) – 7:33

Personnel

Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean, Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Joachim Kühn – piano
Palle Danielsson – bass
Han Bennink – drums

References

^ Charlie Mariano discography accessed May 29, 2017
^ Jackie McLean Catalog accessed May 29, 2017
^ Lee Konitz discography accessed May 29, 2017
^ ^a ^b Wynn, Ron. Altissimo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

[1] Charlie Mariano discography accessed May 29, 2017

[2] Jackie McLean Catalog accessed May 29, 2017

[3] Lee Konitz discography accessed May 29, 2017

[Allmusic-4] Wynn, Ron. Altissimo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

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v t e Gary Bartz
Years listed indicate the year of the recording not the release date
Studio albums	Libra (1967) Another Earth (1968) Juju Street Songs (1972) Altissimo (with Charlie Mariano, Jackie McLean, and Lee Konitz, 1973) Music Is My Sanctuary (1977) Love Song (1977) Shadows (1991) Episode One: Children of Harlem (1994) The Red and Orange Poems (1994)
Live albums	Home! (1969) Precious Energy (with Precious Energy, 1987) There Goes the Neighborhood! (1991)
Compilations	Harlem Bush Music (1970–1971)

v t e Han Bennink
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	The Topography of the Lungs (1970) Altissimo (1973) Brötzmann/Van Hove/Bennink (1973) Schwarzwaldfahrt (1977) Azurety (1994) Eleven Ghosts (1994) Serpentine (1996) Still Quite Popular After All Those Years (2004) Amplified Trio (2006) Welcome Back (2015)
Live albums	Improvisie (1971) Dual Unity (1971) Derek Bailey & Han Bennink (1972) Nerve Beats (1973) 3 Points and a Mountain (1979) Jazz Bunker (1980) Cheer Up (1995) Irène Schweizer & Han Bennink (1995) Free Touching: Live in Beijing at Keep in Touch (1996) Parken (released 2009)
Related articles	The Ex

v t e Lee Konitz
Studio albums	Subconscious-Lee (1949) Lee Konitz Plays (1954) Konitz (1954) Lee Konitz in Harvard Square (1954) Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh (1955) Inside Hi-Fi (1956) Very Cool (1957) Tranquility (1957) An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings (1958) Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959) You and Lee (1959) Motion (1961) The Lee Konitz Duets (1967) Alto Summit (1968) European Episode (1968) Impressive Rome (1968) Stereokonitz (1968) Peacemeal (1969) Spirits (1971) Altissimo (1973) I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1974) Lone-Lee (1974) Satori (1974) Oleo (1975) Chicago 'n All That Jazz (1975) Windows (1975) Figure & Spirit (1976) Pyramid (1977) The Lee Konitz Quintet (1977) Lee Konitz Nonet (1977) Duplicity (1977) Tenorlee (1978) Yes, Yes, Nonet (1979) Four Keys (1979) Seasons Change (1979) Dovetail (1983) Art of the Duo (1983) Ideal Scene (1986) The New York Album (1987) Zounds (1990) Lunasea (1992) Jazz Nocturne (1992) We Thought About Duke (1994) It's You (1996) Dearly Beloved (1996) Out of Nowhere (1997) RichLee! (1997) Sound of Surprise (1999) Dig-It (1999) Pride (1999) Organic-Lee (2006)
Live albums	Lee Konitz at Storyville (1954) The Real Lee Konitz (1957) In Concert (1974) Jazz à Juan (1974) Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (1975) Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1 (1975) Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3 (1975) Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (1976) French Concert (1977) IAI Festival (1979) Live at Laren (1979) Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 (1980) Heroes (1980) Anti-Heroes (1980) Toot Sweet (1982) Star Eyes, Hamburg 1983 (1983) Glad, Koonix! (1983) Lullaby of Birdland (1991) Live at the Half Note (1994) Thingin' (1995) Alone Together (1996) Another Shade of Blue (1997) Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 (1997) Live at Birdland (2011) First Meeting: Live in London, Volume 1 (2014)
Compilation albums	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Conception (1956)
Related	Discography

v t e Jackie McLean
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader or co-leader	Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955) Lights Out! (1956) 4, 5 and 6 (1956) Jackie's Pal (1956) McLean's Scene (1957–59) Jackie McLean & Co. (1957) Makin' the Changes (1957) A Long Drink of the Blues (1957) Strange Blues (1957) Alto Madness (1957) Fat Jazz (1957) Jackie's Bag (1959–60) New Soil (1959) Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959) Capuchin Swing (1960) Street Singer (with Tina Brooks, 1960) Bluesnik (1961) A Fickle Sonance (1961) Let Freedom Ring (1962) Tippin' the Scales (1962) Vertigo (1962–63) Hipnosis (1962–67) One Step Beyond (1963) Destination... Out! (1963) It's Time! (1964) Action Action Action (1964) Right Now! (1965) Jacknife (1965–66) Consequence (1965) New and Old Gospel (1967) 'Bout Soul (1967) Demon's Dance (1967) Live at Montmartre (1972) Ode to Super (1973) A Ghetto Lullaby (1973) Altissimo (1973) The Meeting (1973) The Source (1973) Antiquity (1974) New York Calling (1974) New Wine in Old Bottles (1978) One Night with Blue Note Preserved Volume 2 (1985) It's About Time (1985) Hat Trick (1996)
With others	The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956) Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956) Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957) Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957) Hard Bop (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956) Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982]) Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57) A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957) Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957) Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957) Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960) 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957) Off to the Races (Donald Byrd, 1958) Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959) Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960) Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark, 1958) Dig (Miles Davis, 1951) Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955) Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959) Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham, 1961) Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962) Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper, 1957) 2 Trumpets (Art Farmer, 1957) Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992) To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992) Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus, 1956) Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958) Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley, Prestige, 1956) Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967) Evolution (Grachan Moncur III, 1963) Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960) Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964) Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965) Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965) Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68) The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960) Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960) Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961) Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957) Mal/2 (Mal Waldron, 1957) Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959) Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986) Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
Film and TV appearances	The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961) Jazz (Ken Burns, 2000)

v t e Charlie Mariano
Studio albums	Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (1950) Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (1951) The Toshiko–Mariano Quartet (1961) Toshiko–Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963) East and West (1963) Altissimo (1973) Jyothi (1983)
Live albums	Live at Birdland (Toshiko – Mariano Quartet) (1991)

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