# Alto Summit > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alto_Summit > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alto_Summit.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto_Summit > Source revision: 1326432150 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1968 studio album by Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods and Leo Wright Alto Summit Studio album by Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods and Leo Wright Released 1968 Recorded June 2–3, 1968 Studio MPS Tonstudio, Villingen, Black Forest, West Germany Genre Jazz Length 45:39 Label MPS MPS 15 192 Producer Joachim E. Berendt Lee Konitz chronology The Lee Konitz Duets (1967) Alto Summit (1968) European Episode (1968) Pony Poindexter chronology Annie Ross & Pony Poindexter (1966) Alto Summit (1968) The Happy Life of Pony (1969) Phil Woods chronology Greek Cooking (1967) Alto Summit (1968) Round Trip (1969) Leo Wright chronology Flöte + Alt-Sax (1965) Alto Summit (1968) It's All Wright (1972) Prestige Records Cover ***Alto Summit*** is an album by saxophonists [Lee Konitz](/source/Lee_Konitz), [Pony Poindexter](/source/Pony_Poindexter), [Phil Woods](/source/Phil_Woods) and [Leo Wright](/source/Leo_Wright) recorded in West Germany in 1968 and released on the [MPS](/source/MPS_Records) label.[1][2][3][4] The album was released in the US on [Prestige Records](/source/Prestige_Records).[5] ## Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [6] Scott Yanow of [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) said "This unusual album teams together the altos of Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods and Leo Wright (along with pianist Steve Kuhn, bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Jon Christensen) on a variety of challenging material. There are four pieces for the full septet (including one that pays tribute to both Bach and Bird), a pair of quintet performances and a ballad medley that ends in a complete fiasco (it has to be heard to be believed). Despite the latter, everyone fares well on this summit meeting".[6] ## Track listing 1. "Native Land" ([Curtis Amy](/source/Curtis_Amy)) – 6:13 1. "Ballad Medley: [Skylark](/source/Skylark_(song))/[Blue and Sentimental](/source/Blue_and_Sentimental)/[Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You](/source/Gee%2C_Baby%2C_Ain't_I_Good_to_You)/[Body and Soul](/source/Body_and_Soul_(1930_song))" ([Hoagy Carmichael](/source/Hoagy_Carmichael), [Johnny Mercer](/source/Johnny_Mercer)/[Count Basie](/source/Count_Basie), [Jerry Livingston](/source/Jerry_Livingston), [Mack David](/source/Mack_David)/[Andy Razaf](/source/Andy_Razaf), [Don Redman](/source/Don_Redman)/[Johnny Green](/source/Johnny_Green), [Edward Heyman](/source/Edward_Heyman), [Robert Sour](/source/Robert_Sour), [Frank Eyton](/source/Frank_Eyton)) – 11:15 1. "Prompt" ([Benny Bailey](/source/Benny_Bailey)) – 5:40 1. "The Perils of Poda" (Phil Woods) – 5:12 1. "Good Booty" (Pony Poindexter) – 8:14 1. "Lee O's Blues" (Leo Wright, Lee Konitz) – 4:30 1. "Lee's Tribute to Bach and Bird" ([Johann Sebastian Bach](/source/Johann_Sebastian_Bach)/[Charlie Parker](/source/Charlie_Parker)) – 4:20 ## Personnel - [Lee Konitz](/source/Lee_Konitz) (tracks 1–4, 6 & 7), [Pony Poindexter](/source/Pony_Poindexter) (tracks 1–5 & 7), [Phil Woods](/source/Phil_Woods) (tracks 1–5 & 7), [Leo Wright](/source/Leo_Wright) (tracks 1–4, 6 & 7) – [alto saxophone](/source/Alto_saxophone) - [Steve Kuhn](/source/Steve_Kuhn) – [piano](/source/Piano) - [Palle Danielsson](/source/Palle_Danielsson) – [bass](/source/Double_bass) - [Jon Christensen](/source/Jon_Christensen_(musician)) – [drums](/source/Drum_kit) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Lee Konitz discography](https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf) accessed November 29, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Di Filippo, R., [Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz](https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/lee-konitz-discography/) accessed November 28, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [MPS Records: album entry](http://www.mps-music.com/portfolio-items/lee-konitz-pony-poindexter-phil-woods-leo-wright-%E2%80%8E-alto-summit/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145735/http://www.mps-music.com/portfolio-items/lee-konitz-pony-poindexter-phil-woods-leo-wright-%E2%80%8E-alto-summit/) 2016-11-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) accessed November 29, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Spiral Quest: album entry](http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/M/MPS/AltoSummit_x.html) accessed November 29, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Prestige Records Catalog: 7600 series](http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7600-series/#pr-7684) accessed November 29, 2016 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_6-1) Yanow, Scott. [*Alto Summit* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000317865) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved November 29, 2016. 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 Phil Woods Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. Studio albums Woodlore (1955) Pairing Off (1956) The Young Bloods (1956) Four Altos (1957) Sugan (1957) Rights of Swing (1961) Greek Cooking (1967) Alto Summit (1968) Round Trip (1969) Musique du Bois (1974) Images (1975) Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin (1980) Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet (1986) My Man Benny, My Man Phil (1988) The Songs Carmen Sang (Carol Sloane with Phil Woods, 1995) Cool Woods (1999) Man with the Hat (2011) Live albums Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1969) Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival (1970) Another Time, Another Place (1996) Related articles Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alto Summit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto_Summit) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto_Summit?action=history)). 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