Konitz is sometimes regarded as the preeminent cool jazz saxophonist, because he performed and recorded with claude thornhill, lennie tristano both often cited as important cool jazz proponents of the mid 1940s, and with miles davis on his epochal birth of the cool, which gave the form. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Konitz and ball are backed by peter ind on bass and jeff morton on drums. Lee konitz with strings, an album by lee konitz on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. First coming to prominence with the swing bands of jerry wald 194547 and claude thornhill 1948, he also gigged with. Like many jazz musicians associated with the 1950s cool jazz scene, saxophonist lee konitzs beautiful tone has often blinded critics to his innovative spirit, though he quickly earned the notice of his peers in the late 40s from his.
Lee konitz we thought about duke mp3 album download. The real lee konitz by lee konitz on amazon music unlimited. Lee konitz discography the university of michigan press. Listen to your favorite songs from the lee konitz duets by lee konitz now. Lee konitz has developed an approach to improvisation based on a 10level system. Feb 23, 2017 for konitz fans like this one, its fascinating but firsttime investigators of this unique artist might want to start a little further back in his career. Art farmerlee konitz quintet, attila zoller lee konitz quartet, bill evanslee konitz quartet, claude thornhill and his orchestra, gerry mulligan and the sax section, gerry mulligan octet, konitz rava quartet, konitz. Listen to lk aka lee konitz soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 21 tracks. Floating around the melodies with elvin jones on drums and sonny dallas on bass. Like many jazz musicians associated with the 1950s cool jazz scene, saxophonist lee konitz s beautiful tone has often blinded critics to his innovative spirit, though he quickly earned the notice of his peers in the late 40s from his work with lennie tristano and miles davis. Here you can buy and download music mp3 lee konitz. Joe lovano is a grammy awardwinning tenor saxophonist. I feel that a student can play tunes for two hours and end up knowing those tunes better and faster than if he warmedup on scales and arpeggios for an hourandhalf and played tunes for halfanhour.
Dont hold your breath as the pace, precision and agility of konitz blows you away. Thomas erdmanns interview with lee konitz appeared in the marchapril 2012 issue of saxophone. The new sounds with miles davis 10, prestige reissued on conception in 1956 1953. The first, and most important, level is the song itself. Lee konitz simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. First meeting live in london volume 1 by lee konitz, dan tepfer, michael janisch, jeff williams, released 10 june 2014 1. Lee konitz is one of the few jazz players who could sustain the readers interest. Lee konitz samples, covers and remixes on whosampled.
After working in stan kentons orchestra and making some albums for atlantic, konitz recorded a series of lps as a leader in the late 1950s for. Front cover at age 90 lee konitz is truly a living legend of jazz. Compiled by michael conklin and sergio bandeira karam, with assistance from conrad cork. Brief biography of lee konitz l ee konitz is one of the most original and distinctive alto saxophonists in the history of jazz. Stream tracks and playlists from lk aka lee konitz on your desktop or mobile device. Discover all lee konitzs music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. A prolific jazz alto and an influential stylist for his dry, cerebral, subdued approach. This is the discography for american jazz musician lee konitz. Recorded in 1961 but as relevant today as when originally issued. Mosaic mq10174, md6174 the complete atlantic recordings of lennie tristano, lee konitz and warne marsh atlantic sd 27003 lennie tristano requiem. Lee konitz alto saxophone, liner notes, sonny dallas bass, elvin jones drums, creed taylor producer, dick olmstead recording engineer, pete turner photography, nat hentoff liner notes.
Lee konitz plays with the gerry mulligan quartet pacific jazz with gerry mulligan. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Listen to your favorite songs from the real lee konitz by lee konitz now. With sonny rollins, max roach, and a few others, he is one of the surviving master improvisers of the bebop generation.
Lee konitz born october, 1927 in chicago, illinois is an american jazz composer and saxophone player. Art farmer lee konitz quintet, attila zoller lee konitz quartet, bill evans lee konitz quartet, claude thornhill and his orchestra, gerry mulligan and the sax section, gerry mulligan octet, konitz rava quartet, konitz. Bill evans, warne marsh, paul motian, lee konitz, jimmy garrison live at the half note. Lee konitz an imageyou and leein harvard squarekonitz. Bill evans, warne marsh, paul motian, lee konitz, jimmy garrison. Chicago, il jdisc is a tool for exploring jazz recordings, with rich information on the artists, songs, and labels, and vast legacy of lps and cds that have shaped the music we enjoy and research today. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Lee konitz born october, 1927, chicago, illinois, usa is an american jazz saxophonist and composer.
Subconsciouslee prestige, 194950 aka lee konitz with tristano, marsh and bauer 1951. Konitz died in new york city on april 15, 2020 of covid19. At an age when most people are sitting back enjoying the view from gods waiting room, konitz is still active touring the world. Lees solo is precise and unadorned, but rhythmically and harmonically very sophisticated. Lee konitz plays subconscious lee adam roberts music.
May 21, 2011 lee konitz alto saxophonist lee konitz is one of the greats of this period of jazz and has had an interesting career beyond cool as well. Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and experimental jazz konitz was born in chicago konitz died in new york city on april 15, 2020 of covid19 references. His album with saxophonistvocalist grace kelly was given 4 12 stars by michael jackson in down beat. Lee konitz and stan getz the new sounds 10, prestige. He was thought to be one of the main people involved in the cool jazz movement. The final three tracks were also recorded in boston again, harvard square in february 1955. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Lee konitz with strings, an album by lee konitz on spotify. If no source is noted, the session is a commercial studio. While saxophonist lee konitz, nearly 20 years liebman and beirachs senior, admits to having missed out on the very generation of which these two sexagenarians were a partespecially in those critical exploratory years of the late 1960s and early 70stheres a common element linking them together, and thats lennie tristano, an often. This article is only available as a pdf to subscribers. Blue note, prestige, riverside records the big three labels of modern jazz. Konitz was the first major voice on alto to emerge after charlie parker, a disciple of pianist. Im getting sentimental over you george bassman, ned washington 6. Lee konitz download all jazz songs lee konitz download. Lee konitz discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at online. Lee konitz plays subconscious lee eb instruments lee konitz plays subconscious lee concert instruments on all these early recordings, the solos are short and loaded with ideas.
With his coolly geometric lines and lightly breathy tone with just the faintest hint of vibrato, konitz s playing is instantly recognizable. You can buy latest album the complete 1956 quartets cd2 2010 lee konitz. Birth of the cool with miles davis capitol records 194950 free forms with ralph burns verve records 1951. Brief biography of lee konitz university of michigan press. While i wont claim to be an expert in all things cool, he clearly understood the teachings of tristano, as his improvisations contained much of the same precision, harmonic surprise and rhythmic character. In 1967, konitz recorded the lee konitz duets for milestone, in configurations that were often unusual for the period saxophone and trombone, two saxophones. Ken dryden on allmusic said pairing alto saxophonist lee konitz with pianist hal galper makes for plenty of inspired moments in this 1975 studio date. But his apprenticeship to bebop was indirect, and he has carved out an uncompro. N ot many jazz improvisers manage to remain inquisitive, unpredictable, uncategorisable and entertaining throughout a sixdecade career, but the 89yearold chicagoan alto saxophonist lee konitz. The recordings drew on nearly the entire history of jazz from louis armstrongs struttin with some barbecue, with valve trombonist marshall brown, to two free improvisation duos.
Konitz was devoted to improvisation and played on more than 100 albums over a sevendecade career, including the historic sessions that became miles davis album birth of the. Lee konitz with gerry mulligan quartet at the haig a1. Shop our newest and most popular lee konitz sheet music such as class, star eyes, or click the button above to browse all lee konitz sheet music. Listen online 6 songs from the complete 1956 quartets cd1 2010 lee konitz. Download pdf tags 19611970 bill russo carla bley cecil taylor charles mingus criss cross. Konitz is sometimes regarded as the preeminent cool jazz saxophonist, because he performed and recorded with claude thornhill, lennie tristano both often cited as important cool jazz proponents of the mid 1940s, and with miles davis on his epochal birth of.
Lee konitz, the prolific jazz saxophonist who maintained a singular. Lee konitz october, 1927 april 15, 2020 was an american jazz composer and alto saxophonist. Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and experimental jazz. Mosaic mq10174, md6174 the complete atlantic recordings of lennie tristano, lee konitz and warne marsh atlantic lp 1224 lennie tristano mosaic mq10174. No discography can claim to be definitive, and, while considerable effort has. Later this month lee will be back in europe for a number of. Windows is an album by american jazz saxophonist lee konitz and pianist hal galper recorded in late 1975 and released on the danish steeplechase label. Lee konitz discography university of michigan press. The first seven tracks were recorded for the storyville label at an unspecified location and date other than boston presumably harvard square in april 1954. Conversations on the improvisers art jazz perspectives. Art pepper, lee konitz, mike lang, bob magnusson, john dentz includes downloadable 6 page pdf booklet with photos and notes credits released july 9, 2016. First coming to prominence with the swing bands of jerry wald 194547 and claude thornhill 1948, he. Lee konitz biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. A collectors guide to jazz music cdflac, itunesmp3 and vinyl records lpep4578, etc.
The lee konitz duets by lee konitz on amazon music unlimited. Apr 26, 2018 lee konitz prisma 2018 flac tracks 24bit44. Lee konitz 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 cooltoned lee konitz has always had a strong musical curiosity, leading him to consistently take chances and stretch himself, usually quite successfully. Conversations on the improvisers art jazz perspectives hamilton, andy. Leon konitz october, 1927 april 15, 2020 was an american composer and alto. Lennie tristano discography jazz discography project. Konitz began playing clarinet from the age of eleven, later switching to tenor and alto saxophone. It then progresses incrementally through more sophisticated stages of embellishment, gradually displacing the original theme with new ones. The real lee konitz updated april 17, 2020 duck baker konitzs diehard fans must be a happy bunch. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Lennie tristano p, lee konitz as, warne marsh ts, billy bauer g, arnold. The singsong room, confucius restaurant, nyc, 5th set, june 11. Much of what konitz recorded during these years has yet to be released. Aug 29, 2012 from album lee konitz at storyville storyville black lion 00. Internationally renowned innovative jazz musician, born in chicago to jewish immigrant parents of austrian and russian descent. Subconscious lee prestige, 194950 aka lee konitz with tristano, marsh and bauer 1951.
501 356 776 101 1082 197 139 217 495 803 1101 187 1339 1339 738 429 103 740 419 971 756 429 148 1278 1482 923 288 1267 1449 228 1248 398 1330 15 811 703