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| 1. | Everything Happens to Me
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| 2. | All the Way
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| 3. | I Can't Get Started
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| 4. | It Could Happen to You
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| 5. | Louise
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| 6. | These Foolish Things
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| 7. | You Go to My Head
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| 8. | Darn That Dream
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| 9. | Marco 38
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Jazz / Cool, Post-Bop
Recorded: Mar 24, 1993
Veteran alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Renato Sellani were featured together in an earlier Philology CD, Speakin' Lowly; this session was recorded the same afternoon immediately following the first nine songs heard on Vol. 1; though it wasn't released right away, it has the identical high level of musicianship. The cool-toned Konitz has found a sympathetic accompanist in Sellani, who is equally adept at providing the lyrical saxophonist with suitable backgrounds while also inspiring him in his improvisations. Although Sellani isn't well-known outside Italy, he is also a fine soloist when he allows himself the space. The focus is on ballads, though all of them are approached from fresh perspectives. Sellani's introduction to "These Foolish Things" seems to toy with the listener as he plays a soft, slightly sinister vamp; Sellani also adds to the melancholy feeling of "I Can't Get Started With You" by spacing out the notes in places. "Louise" is a song that has fallen from favor over the decades, but this understated waltz-like arrangement should provoke more interest by musicians who hear it. It is difficult to approach the beauty of Paul Desmond's recordings with Dave Brubeck of "You Go to My Head," but this very dry and somewhat sparse version has its own special appeal. Even though there are numerous CDs by Lee Konitz to choose from, this amazing duo session deserves your consideration.
---Ken Dryden, AMG
Lee Konitz
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Oct 13, 1927 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Modern Creative, Cool, Post-Bop
One of the most individual of all altoists (and one of the few in the 1950s who did not sound like a cousin of Charlie Parker), the cool-toned Lee Konitz has always had a strong musical curiosity that has led him to consistently take chances and stretch himself, usually quite successfully. Early on he studied clarinet, switched to alto, and played with Jerry Wald. Konitz gained some attention for his solos with Claude Thornhill's Orchestra (1947). He began studying with Lennie Tristano, who had a big influence on his conception and approach to improvising. Konitz was with Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool Nonet during their one gig and their Capitol recordings (1948-1950) and recorded with Lennie Tristano's innovative sextet (1949), including the first two free improvisations ever documented. Konitz blended very well with Warne Marsh's tenor (their unisons on "Wow" are miraculous) and would have several reunions with both Tristano and Marsh through the years, but he was also interested in finding his own way; by the early '50s he started breaking away from the Tristano school. Konitz toured Scandinavia (1951), where his cool sound was influential, and he fit in surprisingly well with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1952-1954), being featured on many charts by Bill Holman and Bill Russo. Konitz was primarily a leader from that point on. He almost retired from music in the early '60s but re-emerged a few years later. His recordings have ranged from cool bop to thoughtful free improvisations, and his Milestone set of Duets (1967) is a classic. In the late '70s Konitz led a notable nonet and in 1992 he won the prestigious Jazzpar Prize. He kept a busy release schedule throughout the '90s and dabbled in the world of classical with 2000's French Impressionist Music from the Turn of the Twentieth Century. The Mark Masters Ensemble joined him for 2004's One Day with Lee. And in 2007 he recorded Portology with the Ohad Talmor Big Band. He has recorded on soprano and tenor but has mostly stuck to his distinctive alto.Konitz has led consistently stimulating sessions for many labels, including Prestige, Dragon, Pacific Jazz, Vogue, Storyville, Atlantic, Verve, Wave, Milestone, MPS, Polydor, Bellaphon, SteepleChase, Sonet, Groove Merchant, Roulette, Progressive, Choice, IAI, Chiaroscuro, Circle, Black Lion, Soul Note, Storyville, Evidence, and Philogy.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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