Lee Konitz, alto & tenor saxophone, flute
Attila Zoller, guitar
Barre Phillips, double bass
Stu Martin, drums
1. Struwwelpeter (8:25) / 317 East 32nd Street (6:42) / How Deep Is The Ocean (LK-solo) (5:32) / At Twilight (8:20) / Alice's Lullaby (AZ-solo) (3:55) 38:47
Recorded at the Amerika-Haus in Köln during the MPS-Tournee on March 22, 1968.
(pre-FM)
First event/concert for the series "I Concerti di Un Certo Discorso".
here the complete list of all concerts.
Rec. live at "Teatro dell'Opera", Rome, Italy, on March 3, 1980 (radio broadcast)
Gil Evans,piano,electric piano,conductor
Lee Konitz,alto & soprano saxes
Ack van Rooyen,trumpet & flugelhorn
Giovanni Tommaso,bass
Bruce Ditmas,drums
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RAI Big Band :
Nino Culasso/Doriano Beltrame/Cicci Santucci/Michele
Lacerenza,tps - Giancarlo Beccattini/Ernesto Pumpo/
Marco Pellacani/Gennaro Baldino,tbs - Gianni Oddi/Baldo
Maestri/Sal Genovese/Beppe Carrieri/Carlo Metallo,reeds
- Sergio Coppetelli/Pino Rucher,gt - Maurizio Majorana,b -
Carlo Zoffoli,vib
1. Eleven/Las Vegas Tango [G.Evans] (22:02)
2. Dr. Jekyll [J.McLean]/Here Come De Honey Man [G.Gershwin] (13:11)
3. Gone [G.Gershwin] (12:00)
4. Blues In Orbit [G.Russell] (13:34)
5. Copenhagen Sight [G.Evans] (13:05)
6. Anita's Dance [G.Evans] (09:21)
7. Sirhan's Blues (inc.) [J.B.Brooks] (06:52)
Total Time 1:30:08
Gone (excerpt)
By this quartet only exist 37 minutes of officially recorded music
(IAI Festival) by Bley's "Improvising Artists" label. I hope this
recording is a welcome addition.
Rec. live at "Teatro Sociale", Como, Italy, on June 16, 1977
(mics recording)
Paul Bley,piano (1-4,9,11-13,16)
Lee Konitz,alto sax (8-15)
Jimmy Giuffre,soprano sax,clarinet & bass flute (5-7,9-15)
Bill Connors,acoustic & electric guitars (10,13,16)
01. Music Matador [PB] (06:22)
02. Ojos De Gato [PB] (07:25)
03. Unknown [PB] (07:04)
04. Mister Joy [PB] (06:19)
05. Unknown [JG] (03:43)
06. Gregorian Chant [JG] (02:42)
07. The Train And The River [JG] (03:19)
08. Unknown [LK] (08:30)
09. Unknown [PB/LK/JG] (09:36)
10. Unknown [LK/JG/BC] (08:13)
11. Unknown [PB/LK/JG] (07:56)
12. Lover Man [[PB/LK/JG] (06:27)
13. Sweet Georgia Brown [PB/LK/JG/BC] (04:16)
14. Sad Times [LK/JG] (03:53)
15. Blues In The Closet [LK/JG] (06:34)
16. Ida Lupino [PB/BC] (08:16)
Total Time 1:40:42
Sweet Georgia Brown
A concert that circulates between traders and partially (5 tracks)
in a DVD recently placed in commerce : this is the recording i made
from the Italian radio.
Rec. live in Terni (Umbria Jazz '78), Italy, on July 19, 1978
(radio broadcast)
Bill Evans,piano
Marc Johnson,bass
Philly Joe Jones,drums
Lee Konitz,alto saxophone (7,8,9)
1. Re: Person I Knew [B.Evans] (04:24)
2. The Peacocks [J.Rowles] (06:10)
3. Theme From M.A.S.H. [J.Mandel] (04:13)
4. Midnight Mood [B.Raleigh/J.Zawinul] (05:12)
5. But Beautiful [J.Burke/J.Van Heusen] (04:00)
6. Nardis (inc.) [M.Davis] (07:16)
7. Solar [M.Davis] (08:36)
8. You Don't Know What Love Is [G.DePaul/D.Raye] (04:04)
9. All The Things You Are (inc.) [O.Hammerstein/J.Kern] (04:05)
Total Time 48:04
A classic group for summer festivals (and we are on the eve
of the summer festivals!), but the interaction between Konitz
and Farmer is remarkable.
Rec. live at "Villa Imperiale ", Genoa, Italy, on July 8, 1981
(mix recording)
Lee Konitz,alto sax
Art Farmer,trumpet,flugelhorn
Ross Tompkins,piano
Milt Hinton,bass
Shelly Manne,drums
1. It’s You [L.Konitz] (09:21)
(Konitz/Farmer/Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
2. A Minor Blues [L.Konitz] (09:41)
(Konitz/Farmer/Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
3. In A Sentimental Mood [D.Ellington] (05:26)
(Farmer/Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
4. Someday My Prince Will Come [F.Churchill/L.Morey] (05:29)
(Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
5. What’s New [J.Burke/B.Haggart] (05:29)
(Konitz/Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
6. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho [Traditional] (03:28)
(Hinton)
7. Cherokee [R.Noble] (06:48)
(Konitz/Farmer/Manne)
8. Passport [C.Parker] (11:10)
(Konitz/Farmer/Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
9. Donna Lee [C.Parker] (07:31)
(Konitz/Farmer/Tompkins/Hinton/Manne)
Total Time 1:04:26
"It was a tragedy that Lee Konitz's versatile nonet was not
able to succeed commercially. Just like its leader, the group
was able to stretch from swing standards, bop and cool jazz
to freer improvisations and challenging originals."
Great songbook, great arrangements (most written by Sy
Johnson), great interplay among the nine players, the nonet
remains (in my opinion), one of the peaks in Lee's career.
Rec. live in Middleheim, Belgium, prob. August, 1979
(mics recording)
Lee Konitz,alto & soprano saxophones
Ronnie Cuber,baritone & soprano saxophones
Red Rodney,trumpet
John Eckert,trumpet,flugelhorn
Jimmy Knepper,trombone
Sam Burtis,bass trombone,tuba
Ben Aranov,piano
Ray Drummond,bass
Billy Hart,drums
01. Milestones [M.Davis] (10:31)
02. Footprints [W.Shorter] (08:14)
03. If You Could See Me Now [T.Dameron/C.Sigman] (07:38)
04. Chi Chi [C.Parker] (09:56)
05. Time's Lie [C.Corea] (13:54)
06. April [L.Tristano] (08:42)
07. Stardust [H.Carmichael] (06:40)
08. You Stepped Out Of A Dream [N.H.Brown/G.Kahn] (10:13)
09. Who You [J.Knepper] (12:08)
10. Without A Song [E.Eliscu/B.Rose/V.Youmans] (10:15)
11. Giant Steps [J.Coltrane] (10:41)
12. Matrix [C.Corea] (13:57)
Total Time 2:02:54
Certainly Gil Evans wasn't the best keyboardist/
pianist with whom Lee Konitz has never played,
in spite of this, the duo maintains a certain
interest for lovers of both players.
Rec. Live in Rome, Italy, on March 8th, 1980
(mix recording)
Gil Evans,keyboards
Lee Konitz,alto & soprano saxophones
01. All The Things You Are (06:07)
02. Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk (08:17)
03. How Insensitive (05:08)
04. Lover Man (05:40)
05. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (06:52)
06. Summertime (03:17)
07. What Am I Here For (04:12)
08. Prince Of Darkness (03:58)
09. Prelude No. 20 In C Minor, Op. 28 (10:14)
10. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (04:45)
11. The Moon Struck One [uncompleted] (03:26)
Total Time 1:02:00
Reading the comments about Konitz in the Murray post I thought this might be quite timely. These two guys have played in duo and quartet formats on countless occasions over the last 40 years, and it's good to see the partnership still going strong as both of them are now turned 80. The setlist contains tunes they've played many times before, but still manage to give a fresh and original twist to them.
Lee Konitz (as), Martial Solal (p).
"Alte Oper", Frankfurt/Main (Germany), September 5, 2008.
1 The Song Is You
2 What Is This Thing Called Love
3 Body And Soul
4 Solar
5 Stella By Starlight
6 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
This has been recorded from a digital broadcast (thanks to "hamhen") at 256kbps and is posted in MP2 format.
A wonderful... concert sent by B… For those who love the “art of the duo” album on enja .
This concert features a lot of the same material.. and much more.
Highlights for me specifically are ..a stunning version of “She's As Wild As Springtime”
Dukes “Mood Indigo” … an expressive articulate conversation between old friends with a lot of shared history.
Albert Mangelsdoff & Lee Konitz -DUO-1982-03-11
NDR Jazz Workshop No. 169
Kleiner Sendesaal des Funkhauses, Hannover,
Germany.
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Lee Konitz, alto saxophone
01 .-A Minor Blues In F
02 .-Announcement LK
03 .-Mississippi Mud
04 .-She's As Wild As Springtime
05 .-Rootie Toot
06 .-Mood Indigo
07 .-Body And Soul
08 .-Hannover Square
09 .-KoMa
10 .-Just Friends
11 .-About Time We Looked At This (cut)
12 .-Duo Love Call
TT 78.08
Flacs only for this one ..unless someone desperately needs the low quality.
Thanks to the original tapers /seeders / traders
I've heard quite a bit of Bailey's work over the years, as well as seeing him in gigs in London in the late sixties, but I can't say that I've ever been a fan of his. I was surprised to see this recording pop up on dime. Knowing that there are quite a few devotees of his who visit this blog I thought I'd share it with you.
Details:
LEE KONITZ QUARTET
19-Mar 1966
Club 43,
Manchester,
UK
Lee Konitz: as
Derek Bailey: g
Gavin Bryars: b
Tony Oxley: dr
1. Carvin' The Bird (08:27) cuts in
2. I Remember You (11:56) cuts in + out
3. Out Of Nowhere (11:22) cuts in
tt: 31:46
It's no surprise to hear Oxley on this as he has continued to play "straight" as well as free jazz throughout his career, but Bailey was a bit of a revelation to me. He sounds like a Barney Kessell or Wes Montgomery or many other jazz guitarists of the day, playing bebop ! As for Konitz, well he's as good as ever on this.
Please be warned that the sound quality is not good, even for a 1966 recording, so this is one for the enthusiasts. As it is a short recording, I'm posting in flac only (sound quality needs all the help it can get).
I'm sure some of you will know something of the history, but I gather they both hail from Sheffield. This was my home town in my teenage years (about the same time as they were trying to make it there, though I had no interest in jazz in those days). At that time Sheffield was a grimy steel city, a most unlikely place to try and establish free jazz. I can imagine they were thrown out of a few pubs trying to play that sort of stuff.
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