Alone Together,
Lee Konitz's first recording for Blue Note, is a special event. The saxophonist teamed up with legendary bassist
Charlie Haden and young lion pianist
Brad Mehldau, and the trio's interaction on this set of relaxed bop is astonishing. On paper, the music on
Alone Together -- a collection of standards -- should just be straightahead cool bop, but all three musicians are restless and inventive, making even the simplest numbers on the disc vibrant, lively and adventurous. It's a wonderful record, one that makes a convincing argument that
Konitz remains a vital force even as he reached his seventieth year. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine