Lee konitz discography university of michigan press. Lee konitz born october, 1927, chicago, illinois, usa. The progression originally issued on subconscious lee was mistitled. Lee konitz discography the university of michigan press. Lee konitz makes the avantgarde an accessible standard music and the standard far from expected. Much of what konitz recorded during these years has yet to be released. Konitzs association with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s and 1950s. The real progression, which is included in this cd as a bonus track, was previously released in the twofer 25 years of prestige p24046. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avantgarde jazz.
Jul 25, 2003 few jazz musicians have made as successful and longrunning use of the namebased pun as lee konitz. Lee konitzs solo on all the things you are by hammersteinkern album. Turn of the 20th century with the axis quartet palmetto. In 1967, konitz recorded the lee konitz duets for milestone, in configurations that were often unusual for the period saxophone and trombone, two saxophones. The thoughtful, contrapuntal writing creates a delicate mood, where everybody gets a chance to blow, and the engaging work of konitz, bill evans, and warne. 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. Lee konitz became one of the great improvisers of the cool. Recorded in lee tristanos studio the lee konitz quartet can take its place alongside the most important musical groups in jazz. Lee konitz lyrics all the great songs and their lyrics from lee konitz on.
Lee konitz was one of the most distinctive alto saxophonists in jazz since charlie. In lee konitz meets jimmy giuffre, jimmy contributed as soloist and arranger of a fivepiece saxophone section. Sharing phonetic semblance to an almost ubiquitously applicable suffix certainly helps. Lee konitz plays with the gerry mulligan quartet pacific jazz with gerry mulligan. Brown was the best possible substitute for wayne marsh konitz s original choice for the record and sounds in prime form. Konitz and ball are backed by peter ind on bass and jeff morton on drums. The thoughtful, contrapuntal writing creates a delicate mood, where everybody gets a chance to blow, and the engaging work of konitz, bill evans, and warne marsh provides extremely rewarding moments. He has performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant.
Leon konitz october, 1927 april 15, 2020 was an american composer and alto saxophonist. An imageyou and leein harvard squarekonitz lee konitz format. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Lee konitz lee konitz, a proper introduction to lee konitz 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Konitz features the same band minus heath and is the first time lee had gone into the studio as front man and leader with his own handpicked sidemen. 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.
All the things you are lee konitz transcription youtube. An expert who is so fluid, konitz plays like water flowing, streaming, searching and finding its larger ocean. 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. Four classic albums an image you and lee in harvard. Lee konitz with gerry mulligan quartet at the haig a1. No discography can claim to be definitive, and, while considerable effort has. With his insatiable musical curiosity, konitz has recorded in a variety of different settings. Subconscious lee lee kontiz this transcription 2006, revised 2011 skronkmusik and adam roberts. Lennie tristano p, lee konitz as, warne marsh ts, billy bauer g, arnold. The new sounds with miles davis 10, prestige reissued on conception in 1956 1953. Lee konitz born october, 1927, chicago, illinois, usa is an american jazz saxophonist and composer. Few jazz musicians have made as successful and longrunning use of the namebased pun as lee konitz. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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. Compiled by michael conklin and sergio bandeira karam, with assistance from conrad cork. Lee konitz an imageyou and leein harvard squarekonitz. Lee konitz download all jazz songs lee konitz download. 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 is an american composer and alto saxophonist. Lennie tristano discography jazz discography project. Here you can buy and download music mp3 lee konitz. Kbps stands for kilobits per second and the number of kbps represents the audio quality of the mp3s. Lee konitz biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Lee konitz tickets shipping we typically ship lee konitz tickets either the day of or the day after they are purchased. Joe lovano is a grammy awardwinning tenor saxophonist. 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. Benny harris tp, bud johnson ts, lee konitz as, cecil payne bar, buddy defranco cl, j.
Inside hifi is an album by american jazz saxophonist lee konitz which was released on the atlantic label in 1956. A prolific jazz alto and an influential stylist for his dry, cerebral, subdued approach. Never the flashiest or most aggressive of saxophonists, over the course of a remarkable recording career that hasamazinglynow nearly reached the 50 year mark. Lee konitz lee konitz meets jimmy giuffre 2 lp on 1 cd. But his apprenticeship to bebop was indirect, and he has carved out an uncompro. His album with saxophonist vocalist grace kelly was given 4 12 stars by. Brief biography of lee konitz l ee konitz is one of the most original and distinctive alto saxophonists in the history of jazz. Miles davis quintet featuring lee konitz session 101 121848 royal roost jam. Original jazz classics ojc091, ojccd0912 j j johnson, kai winding, benny green trombone by three prestige pres 164 jay jay johnson, kai winding, bennie green trombone by three prestige prlp 7253 j. Johnson looking back prestige p24067 various artists early bones prestige prlp 109 kai winding, j. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Mosaic mq10174, md6174 the complete atlantic recordings of lennie tristano, lee konitz and warne marsh atlantic sd 27003 lennie tristano requiem. 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. Konitz goes inside the music challenging listener and artist alike. Jun 17, 2004 lee konitz lee konitz, a proper introduction to lee konitz 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.
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. Two lee konitz with jimmy giuffre collaborations reunited here on one cd. The singsong room, confucius restaurant, nyc, 2nd set, june 11. 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 tickets lee konitz tour dates 20202021 lee. Like a few others such as steve lacy, paul bley, mal waldron, and anthony braxton, konitz s discography exploded into hundreds if not thousands of albums in the 19702000 period. Lee konitz lee konitzs solo on all the things you are matthew meldon. Birth of the cool with miles davis capitol records 194950 free forms with ralph burns verve records 1951. In fact, that other famous lee morgan that is probably came closest in number with these sort of clever playonwords compositions. With sonny rollins, max roach, and a few others, he is one of the surviving master improvisers of the bebop generation. Subconsciouslee prestige, 194950 aka lee konitz with tristano, marsh and bauer 1951. Lee konitz became one of the great improvisers of the cool jazz style. Lee konitz lee konitzs solo on all the things you are matthew.
For konitz, being a jazz musician means being an improviser, and being an improviser means taking risks and searching for new challenges. The final three tracks were also recorded in boston again, harvard square in february 1955. Conversations on the improvisers art, is good guide to konitz s philosophy. Listen online 6 songs from the complete 1956 quartets cd1 2010 lee konitz. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lee konitz at the discogs marketplace. Price new from used from audio cd, import, february 26, 20 please retry. Mosaic mq10174, md6174 the complete atlantic recordings of lennie tristano, lee konitz and warne marsh atlantic lp 1224 lennie tristano mosaic mq10174. Jazz transcriptions an online forum to share transcriptions.
Reference entry 570311 in the complete warne marsh discography for details. 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. Lee konitz deep lee with minsarah mp3 album download. Lee konitz, a proper introduction to lee konitz music. Brown was the best possible substitute for wayne marsh konitzs original choice for the record and sounds in prime form. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Meticulously researched, detailed and documented, this long awaited overview justly establishes konitz as one of the most consistently brilliant, adventurous.
This is the discography for american jazz musician lee konitz. One of the few saxophonists of the era not to be heavily influenced by charlie parker, konitz light and airy sound was reminiscent of lester youngs tenor sound, and his improvised lines were smoother, with less change of direction than parkers, although equally intense. 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. The presentation features the original script with program notes and the orchestra managers report listing details on the musicians, the broadcast, rehearsals etc. Brief biography of lee konitz university of michigan press. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your lee konitz collection. 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. Conversations on the improvisers art jazz perspectives. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. You can buy latest album the complete 1956 quartets cd2 2010 lee konitz.
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