Alto Summit


Alto Summit is an album by saxophonists Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods and Leo Wright recorded in West Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label. The album was released in the US on Prestige Records.

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "This unusual album teams together the altos of Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods and Leo Wright on a variety of challenging material. There are four pieces for the full septet, a pair of quintet performances and a ballad medley that ends in a complete fiasco. Despite the latter, everyone fares well on this summit meeting".

Track listing

  1. "Native Land" – 6:13
  2. "Ballad Medley: Skylark/Blue and Sentimental/Gee, Baby, [Ain't I Good to You]/Body and [Soul (1930 song)|Body and Soul]" – 11:15
  3. "Prompt" – 5:40
  4. "The Perils of Poda" – 5:12
  5. "Good Booty" – 8:14
  6. "Lee O's Blues" – 4:30
  7. "Lee's Tribute to Bach and Bird" – 4:20

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