# Very Cool > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Very_Cool > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Very_Cool.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Cool > Source revision: 1305267296 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1957 studio album by Lee Konitz Very Cool Studio album by Lee Konitz Released 1957 Recorded May 12, 1957 New York City Genre Jazz Label Verve MGV 8209 Producer Norman Granz Lee Konitz chronology The Real Lee Konitz (1957) Very Cool (1957) Tranquility (1957) ***Very Cool*** is an album by American jazz saxophonist [Lee Konitz](/source/Lee_Konitz) which was his first released on the [Verve](/source/Verve_Records) label in 1957.[1][2] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3] ## Track listing 1. "Sunflower" (Don Ferrara) - 8:06 1. "[Stairway to the Stars](/source/Stairway_to_the_Stars)" ([Matty Malneck](/source/Matty_Malneck), [Frank Signorelli](/source/Frank_Signorelli), [Mitchell Parish](/source/Mitchell_Parish)) - 5:24 1. "Movin' Around" (Ferrara) - 7:49 1. "Kary's Trance" (Lee Konitz) - 7:13 1. "Crazy She Calls Me" ([Carl Sigman](/source/Carl_Sigman), [Bob Russell](/source/Bob_Russell_(songwriter))) – 7:26 1. "[Billie's Bounce](/source/Billie's_Bounce)" ([Charlie Parker](/source/Charlie_Parker)) - 6:13 ## Personnel - [Lee Konitz](/source/Lee_Konitz) - [alto saxophone](/source/Alto_saxophone) - Don Ferrara - [trumpet](/source/Trumpet) - [Sal Mosca](/source/Sal_Mosca) - [piano](/source/Piano) - [Peter Ind](/source/Peter_Ind) - [bass](/source/Double_bass) - [Shadow Wilson](/source/Shadow_Wilson) - [drums](/source/Drum_kit) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series](http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8200-series/#mgv-8209) accessed June 2, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Lee Konitz discography](https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472115871-discography.pdf) accessed June 2, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0)** [*Very Cool* – Listing](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000543813) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved June 2, 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Very Cool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Cool) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Cool?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.