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Inside Hi-Fi

Inside Hi-Fi is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Atlantic label in 1956. The album includes Konitz's first recorded performance on tenor saxophone.

Last revised
Jul 30, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
233 w
Citations
6
Source
Inside Hi-Fi
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedSeptember 26 and October 16, 1956
StudiosVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length36:19
LabelsAtlantic
LP 1258
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Lee Konitz chronology
Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
(1955)
Inside Hi-Fi
(1956)
Worth While
(1956)

Inside Hi-Fi is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Atlantic label in 1956.12 The album includes Konitz's first recorded performance on tenor saxophone.3

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar4
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar3

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states "all eight performances are well played and swinging".4

Track listing

  1. "Kary's Trance" (Lee Konitz) – 6:09
  2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 4:31
  3. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 4:03
  4. "Cork 'n' Bib" (Konitz) – 5:30
  5. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 5:11
  6. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:22
  7. "Nesuhi's Instant" (Peter Ind) – 5:09
  8. "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:18

Personnel

References

References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 18, 2015
  2. Lee Konitz discography accessed September 18, 2015
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Yanow, Scott. Inside Hi-Fi – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2015.