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| 1. | Yesterdays/The Song Is You
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| 2. | Body and Soul
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| 3. | Thingin'
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| 4. | Gundula
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| 5. | Cherokee
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| 6. | Stella by Starlight
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| 7. | Boo Doo
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| 8. | I Remember You
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Jazz / Cool; Post Bop
Lee Konitz - Leader, Sax (Alto)
Carlo Battisti - Drums
Fabio Alfonsi Mastering
Luciano Rossetti Photography
Paolo Piangiarelli Producer, Liner Notes
Lee Konitz is accompanied by an Italian rhythm section (pianist Giovanni Ceccarelli, bassist Mauro Battisti, and drummer Carlo Battisti) in this live recording taped at the New Mississippi Jazz Club (a tiny Rome nightspot) early in 2000. The set sticks primarily to standards, starting with an adventurous extended medley of "Yesterdays" and "The Song Is You." Konitz's interpretation of the old warhorse "Body and Soul" kicks off with a powerful unaccompanied solo, while the long, introspective take of "Cherokee" is the obvious highlight of the evening. There are several originals by Konitz as well, including a pretty ballad, "Gundula," dedicated to his wife (which unfortunately seems to be faded out at the end); "Thingin'," a challenging piece adapted from "All the Things You Are"; and the jaunty yet complex blues "Boo Doo." Although the recording quality is not quite up to Philology's standards, since producer Paolo Piangiarelli and his favorite engineer evidently weren't present, the extraordinary playing of Konitz and his pickup band more than makes up for the occasional incomplete track. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
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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