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Lee Konitz: Subconscious-Lee (Live at the Half Note, 1959) (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

           Lee Konitz, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and      Bud Powell a...

Lee Konitz: Subconscious-Lee (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music February 21, 09

This tune, which Lee Konitz would re-record several times during the following decades, is particularly interesting i...

Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Topsy (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

           Lee Konitz, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and      Bud Powell a...

Lee Konitz & Jimmy Giuffre: Palo Alto (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 27, 08

A flowing though rather abstract melody penned by Lee Konitz, wrapped in the smooth yet swinging arrangement of his p...

Lee Konitz & Richie Kamuca: Tickle Toe (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

Lee Konitz and Richie Kamuca both sat in the sax section of the Stan Kenton Orchestra from 1953 to '54, but in the en...

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Lee Konitz & Marshall Brown: Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 01, 09

On a single day in September 1967, Lee Konitz recorded an entire LP of duets with some of his favorite musicians. Som...

Lee Konitz & The Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Too Marvelous For Words (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 08, 08

The highly original alto saxophonist Lee Konitz came to prominence with small groups led by cool jazz pioneer Lennie ...

Lee Konitz: Duet for Saxophone and Drums, and Piano (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 16, 08

Saxophonist Lee Konitz's experience with free jazz dates back to the very first freely improvised jazz recordings: th...

Lee Konitz: Tenorlee / Lady Be Good (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 21, 08

It can't have been an accident that altoist Lee Konitz chose the quintessential Lester Young vehicle "Lady be Good" t...

Lee Konitz: Another Shade of Blue (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

The blues can be either the most difficult or simplest of forms for a jazz musician to master. Put simply: if on...

Lee Konitz & Sal Mosca: Kary's Trance (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

What do two alumni of the Lennie Tristano school do when they reunite after some years? They play a tune that conjure...

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Lee Konitz: Thingin' (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music January 12, 09

"Thingin'" is Lee Konitz's personal vision of the "All the Things You Are" chord sequence, and he has recorded it in ...

Lee Konitz & Matt Wilson: Winding Up (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 18, 09

Although Lee Konitz devoted one track on his 1967 duo album to performing with Elvin Jones, this 2002 session is Koni...

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Lee Konitz: I Remember You (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 21, 08

Motion is a unique offering in Lee Konitz’s discography. It’s his first official trio record, and he chose to do it w...

Lee Konitz: Billie's Bounce (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music October 16, 08

Lee Konitz had the reputation of being the stylistic alternative to Charlie Parker during the 1940s and '50s. A sligh...

Lee Konitz: Kary's Trance (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

Listening to this makes one a little sad that Lee Konitz hasn't written more tunes. He's based much of his career on ...

Lee Konitz: Lover Man (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 16, 08

The remarkable professional relationship between saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Martial Solal dates back to 1968'...

Lee Konitz: Everything Happens To Me (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

Lee Konitz playing "Everything Happens To Me" with a drummer-less trio. Could that be the perfect combination of play...

Lee Konitz: Thanks For The Memory (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

For Americans of my generation, "Thanks For The Memory" is the song Bob Hope sang at the end of his TV shows, usually...

Lee Konitz & Red Mitchell: Just One of Those Things (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 12, 09

Is it because Red Mitchell tuned his bass like a cello that it has this huge, elastic bouncing feel while he plays a ...

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