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Der amerikanische Jazz-Altsaxophonist Lee Konitz (geb. 13. 10. 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) feiert heute seinen 80. Geburtstag.

Konitz trat ab 1942 in Chicago mit lokalen Bands, später dann mit dem Jerry Wald Orchester auf. Erste Schallplattenaufnahmen entstanden ab 1947 mit dem Orchester von Claude Thornhill.

Etwa 1943 traf Konitz das erste Mal mit Lennie Tristano zusammen bei dem er dann auch studierte. Der Saxophonist wirkte 1948 bis 1950 bei den berühmten Aufnahmesessions des Miles Davis Orchesters mit und wurde dadurch einem breiteren Publikum bekannt.

Im Jahre 1949 spielte er im stilbildenden Sextett seines Lehrers Lennie Tristano mit und wurde zu einem Hauptprotagonisten des Cool Jazz. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt nahm er auch mit eigenen Formationen zahlreiche musikhistorisch wichtige Schallplatten auf. Musikstücke wie Crosscurrent, Disgression, Intuition, Marionette, Sax Of A Kind, Wow und seine Eigenkomposition Subconscious-Lee wurden zu Meilensteinen des Jazz.

Er spielte mit Musikern wie Stan Kenton, Gil Evans, Warne Marsh, Gerry Mulligan, Ronnie Ball, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Bill Evans, Albert Mangelsdorff, Hans Koller, Attila Zoller, Martial Solal, Michel Petrucciani und vielen anderen. Seit einigen Jahren lebt er in Deutschland und arbeitet viel mit europäischen Musikern zusammen. Eine Vielzahl von Schallplattenalben, viele davon in Italien aufgenommen, bieten einen schönen Überblick über diese Schaffensperiode.

Lee Konitz ist einer der Mitbegründer des Cool Jazz und einer der wichtigsten Altsaxophonisten des Jazz.

Tonträger und DVDs

Prestige BSIN02338434
Konitz, Lee - Subconscious-Lee

A debut for both Lee Konitz and the Prestige label, Subconscious-Lee brings together many of the students who came through Lennie Tristano's idiosyncratic "school" of jazz during the immediate postwar years. Forging a heady approach to Charlie Parker's innovations, full of lithe and at times super fast solo lines, Tristano and his favorite pupil Konitz in particular nurtured an introverted, wan, yet still swinging alternative to the frenetic muscle of bebop. Other students like tenor saxophonist... more

Price: 11,90 EUR

Capitol BSIN02041490
Davis, Miles - Birth Of The Cool (RVG)

Tracklisting:
1. Move (2:35)
2. Jeru (3:15)
3. Moon Dreams (3:22)
4. Venus De Milo (3:14)
5. Budo (2:34)
6. Deception (2:50)
7. Godchild (3:13)
8. Boplicity (3:03)
9. Rocker (3:08)
10. Israel (2:20)
11. Rouge (3:17)
12. Darn That Dream (3:25)
Released 2001.

Price: 10,90 EUR

ASV Living Era BSIN02229573
Thornhill, Claude - Snowfall

Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra – Snowfall
A CD that captures the very best of one of the most talented musicians of the big band era, Claude Thornhill – a distinctive sound of the 40s.
American bandleader, pianist, arranger and composer Claude Thornhill (1909-1965) was one of the most talented and sought-after musicians of his era. After playing with such as Whiteman, Goodman and Miller, the band he formed in 1939 was regarded as one of the most distinctive around.
Snowfall (C... more

Price: 14,90 EUR

Hep BSIN01953127
DeFranco, Buddy - 1949-52 Studio Performances

The Complete 1949-52 studio performances by the Orchestra and Quintet. Arrangements by Buddy DeFranco, George Russell and Many Albam. Soloists include Jimmy Raney, Al Cohn, Kenny Drew and Teddy Charles. Collective personnel: Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Teddy Kotick (bass), Bob Carter (bass), Jimmy Raney (guitar), Sam Herman (guitar), Harvey Leonard (piano), Jimmy Lyon (piano), Earl Swope (trombone), George Arus (trombone), Billy Byers (trombone), Frank Lane (trombone), B... more

Price: 17,90 EUR

Original Jazz Standards BSIN02049523
Konitz, Lee - Indian Summer

Lee Konitz – Indian Summer
Tracklisting:
1. Retrospection (Rec.1949) (Tristano, Lennie) (3:08)
2. Subconscious Lee (Rec.1949) (Konitz, Lee) (2:49)
3. Tautology (Rec.1949) (Konitz, Lee) (2:45)
4. Judy (Rec.1949) (Tristano, Lennie) (2:55)
5. Progression (Rec.1949) (Konitz, Lee) (3:01)
6. Fishin' Around (Rec.1949) (Marsh, Warne) (3:46)
7. Marshmallow (Rec.1949) (Marsh, Warne) (2:55)
8. Sound-Lee (Rec.1949) (Konitz, Lee) (4:07)
9. You Go To My Head (... more

Price: 8,90 EUR

Prestige BSIN02228742
Getz, Stan / Haig, Al - Conception

A unique all-star set recorded in various combinations between 1949 and 1951, Conception is an underappreciated masterpiece of cerebral cool jazz. Although Miles Davis gets top billing, he appears on only half the album and then most often as a sideman with only occasional solos. Saxophonists Lee Konitz, Stan Getz, and Gerry Mulligan are the true stars of the album, with Konitz particularly shining. His two duets with guitarist Billy Bauer, a relaxed take on Victor Herbert's standard "Indian Sum... more

Price: 17,90 EUR

Collectables BSIN02607401
Konitz, Lee - Real Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz – The Real Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz (alto sax), Billy Bauer (guitar), Peter Ind (bass), Dick Scott (drums).
Don Ferrara (trumpet) is heard on Pennies In Minor & Sweet And Lovely.
Tracklisting:
1. Straightaway (Konitz) (3:41) 2. Foolin' Myself (Lawrence, Tinturin) (4:40)
3. You Go to My Head (Coots, Gillespie) (6:10)
4. My Melancholy Baby (Burnett, Norton) (3:56 )
5. Pennies in Minor (Tristano) (8:42)
6. Sweet and Lovely (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) (... more

Price: 14,90 EUR

Verve BSIN02609063
Konitz, Lee - Motion (LPR)

Lee Konitz – Motion (LPR)
Lee Konitz (alto sax), Sonny Dallas (bass), Elvin Jones (drums).
Tracklisting:
1. I Remember You (Schertzinger, Victor)
2. All Of Me (Marks, Gerald)
3.Foolin' Myself (Tinturin, Peter)
4.You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Porter, Cole)
5. I'll Remember April (Depaul, Gene)
Recorded Aug. 29, 1961.

"Stellte man mir die berühmte Frage nach der ultimativen Platte jeweils eines Künstlers für die einsame Insel, würde ich mich b... more

Price: 11,90 EUR

Milestone BSIN02609894
Konitz, Lee - The Lee Konitz Duets

Lee Konitz – Duets
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Marshall Brown (valve trombone), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Dick Katz (piano), Jim Hall (guitar), Richie Kamuca (tenor sax), Ray Nance (violin)
Tracklisting:
1. Struttin' With Some Barbeque
2. You Don't Know What Love Is
3. 5 Variations on "Alone Together"
4. Checkerboard
5. Erb
6. Tickle Toe
7. Duplexity
8. Alphanumeric
Recorded on Sept. 25, 1967.

Price: 11,90 EUR

Milestone BSIN02609340
Konitz, Lee / Quintet - Peacemeal

Lee Konitz – Peacemeal
Lee Konitz (alto sax), Marshall Brown (trombone), Dick Katz (piano), Eddie Gomez (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracklisting:
1. Thumb Under (No. 90 from Mikrokosmos)
2. Lester Leaps In
3. Village Joke (No. 130 from Mikrokosmos)
4. Something to Sing
5. Peacemeal
6. Body and Soul
7. Peasant Dance (No. 128 from Mikrokosmos)
8. Fourth Dimension
9. Second Thoughts
10. Subconscious Lee
11. Lester Leaps In [Take ... more

Price: 11,90 EUR

MPS BSIN01467546
Mangelsdorff, Albert - Albert Mangelsdorff And His Friends

The genius of German trombone player Albert Mangelsdorff can’t be experienced better than with these improvised duets, recorded with some of his best musical friends. Swinging, innovative and poignant. With Don Cherry (trumpet), Elvin Jones (drums), Karl Berger (vibraphone), Attila Zoller (guitar), Lee Konitz (alto sax), Wolfgang Dauner (piano). Recorded at various studios and occasions between 1967 & 1969. The MPS - Most Perfect Sound Edition presents the classic recordings of Europe's prestigi... more

Price: 29,90 EUR

Milestone BSIN02609617
Konitz, Lee - Spirits

Lee Konitz – Spirits
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Sal Mosca (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Mousie Alexander (drums)
Tracklisting:
1. Baby
2. Dreams
3. Two Not One
4. Hugo's Head
5. Background Music
6. Lennie-Bird
7. Wow
8. Kary's Trance
9. Another 'Nother
Recorded on March 3 & 9, 1971.

Price: 11,90 EUR

Milestone BSIN02610171
Konitz, Lee - Satori

Lee Konitz – Satori
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Martial Solal (piano), David Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Tracklisting:
1. Just Friends
2. On Green Dolphin Street
3. Satori
4. Sometime Ago
5. What's New?
6. Hymn
7. Free Blues
Recorded on Sept. 30, 1974.

Price: 11,90 EUR

Emarcy BSIN02608786
Konitz, Lee / Petrucciani, Michel - Toot Sweet

Lee Konitz / Michel Petrucciani – Toot Sweet
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Michel Petrucciani (piano)
Tracklisting:
1. I Hear A Rhapsody (Fragos, George)
2. To Erlinda (Petrucciani, Michel)
3. Round About Midnight (Monk, Thelonious)
4. Lover Man (Davis, Jimmy)
5.Ode (Konitz, Lee)
6. Lovelee (Konitz, Lee)
Recorded May 25, 1982.

Price: 11,90 EUR

Enja HW BSIN02377768
Mangelsdorff, Albert / Konitz, Lee - Art Of The Duo

»The capability of both horn players is evident here with a plenitude that makes their work up unil now, comprehensive though it is, seem almost to be mear preparation!«
Berthold Franke
Albert Mangelsdorff (tb), Lee Konitz (as).
Rec. Date: June 8th, 9th, 10th, 1983, MPS-Studio, VS-Villingen.
Tracklisting:
1. Hot hut (4:05)
2. She's as wild as springtime (3:17)
3. Inclination (5:03)
4. I wonder what she's doing right now (2:04)
5. Creole love ... more

Price: 10,90 EUR

hatOLOGY BSIN02229850
Konitz, Lee / Friedman, Don / Zoller, Attila - Thingin

So if this disc establishes a new incident of history, influenced by lines of inspiration drifting together from the past, it also effects our perspective of that past as an agent of discovery in the present. What they have discovered on this particular occasion is an area of engagement free as the breeze—or perhaps three breezes that momentarily meet, tangle, blend, and dissolve, warm and invisible, in their own sweet way. (Art Lange)
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Don Friedman (piano), Atti... more

Price: 20,90 EUR

Blue Note BSIN02639256
Konitz, Lee - Another Shade Of Blue

Lee Konitz – Another Shade Of Blue
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Charlie Haden (bass)
Tracklisting:
1. Another Shade Of Blue (Live) (10:50)
2. Everything Happens To Me (12:15)
3. What's New (15:49)
4. Body And Soul (Live) (17:29)
5. All Of Us (Live) (11:27)
Recorded on December 21 & 22, 1997 at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City, CA.
Released 1999.
"Fünf lange Lieder schwelgen Konitz traditionell und inspiriert, Mehldau entrückt ... more

Price: 10,50 EUR

Milestone BSIN02610448
Konitz, Lee / Broadbent, Alan - Live-Lee

Lee Konitz (alto sax), Alan Broadbent (piano)
In Duo Performances ‘Live’ At The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles.
Tracklisting:
1. I'll Remember April
2. Sweet And Lovely
3. Sequentialee
4. If You Could See Me Now
5. Cherokee
6. Gundula
7. Keepin'the News
8. Easy Living
9. 317 East 32nd Street
10. Ex Temp
11. Subconscious-Lee
Recorded Oct. 20 & 22, 2000.

Price: 11,90 EUR

Milestone BSIN02610725
Konitz, Lee / Broadbent, Alan - More Live-Lee

Lee Konitz (alto sax), Alan Broadbent (piano)
In Duo Performances ‘Live’ At The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles.
Tracklisting:
1. Invitation
2. Body And Soul
3. Thingin'
4. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
5. Nothin'
6. I Can't Get Started
7. Lennie's
8. How Deep Is The Ocean?
9. You Go To My Head
10. Bending Broadly
11. Just Friends
Recorded Oct. 21 & 22, 2000.

Price: 11,90 EUR

Capri Records BSIN01662554
Konitz, Lee / Mark Masters Ensemble - One Day With Lee

Lee Konitz has long been one of the most distinctive sounding alto saxophonists in jazz, with a cool yet dry tone.
He guests with the Mark Masters Ensemble on this 2002 studio session, which concentrates on Masters' arrangements of his originals, many of which are based upon standards.
The guest is the primary soloist, though each member of the big band is featured at some point.
"Thingin'," Konitz's well-known reworking of "All the Things You Are," features its composer, trumpete... more

Price: 20,90 EUR

Blue Jack BSIN01896342 (Super Audio CD)
Konitz, Lee / Kegel, Marco / Hagen, Axel / Gustav Klimt String Quartet - Jonquil

"Lee Konitz -the constant musical searcher - is certainly in the upper echelons of the true jazz artist." – (Irv Rochlin in his biographical notes) "Aside from the Konitz solos which warm every selection, there is consistently good work by both Hagen and saxophonist Marco Kegel. This is largely gentle, reflective (yes, even romantic!) music, beautifully performed, but still exibiting a high jazz content. This set is a jewel which should not be overlooked." (Mark Gardner for UK magazine Jazz Jou... more

Price: 23,90 EUR

Verve BSIN02432614
Murphy, Mark - Love It What Stays

Das neue Album der amerikanischen Vocal-Jazz-Legende gibt es nun auch auf LP
(Die CD ist bereits Ende Jänner erschienen)
- LP-Ausgabe limitiert auf 1.000 Exemplare im deutschsprachigen Raum!
- Produziert von Till Brönner
- Feat. Till Brönner, Lee Konitz, Don Grusin, Frank Chastenier u.v.a.
- Atmosphärische Jazz-Balladen und Coverversionen von Songs von Johnny Cash, Coldplay u.a.

Vor zwei Jahren erschien mit 'Once To Every Heart' die erste Zusammenarbeit des am... more

Price: 19,90 EUR

ORF BSIN01486382
Simion, Nicolas / Group - Nicolas Simion Group Live (feat. Lee Konitz and Jancy Körössy)

This item is currently not available!
Am 7. November 2001 fand im Grazer Jazzclub “Stockwerk” ein Konzert statt, das durchaus als historisch bezeichnet werden darf. Der aus Rumänien stammende österreichische Saxophonist und Komponist Nicolas Simion holte sich zwei Jazzlegenden in seine Band: Jancy Körössy, der in den 60er Jahren einer der wichtigsten Pianisten der europäischen Jazzszene war und Lee Konitz, Jazzlegende aus Chicago, der zwischen 1948-51 mehrere Alben mit Miles Davis au... more

Price: 14,50 EUR

Extraplatte BSIN01660061
Spring String Quartet - Blue Smoke On Johann Strauss

Spring String Quartet: Christian Wirth (violin), Marcus Wall (violin), Julian Gillesberger (viola), Stefan Punderlitschek (cello). With Special Guest Lee Konitz (alto sax), Ohad Talmor (ten. Sax), Herwig Neugebauer (double bass).
14 Tracks. Recorded 2004.
Tracklisting:
1. Blue Smoke On The River Danube * (Michael Radanovics) (5:17)
2. (What about these) Questions?* (Michael Radanovics) (4:25)
3. Spring!* (Michael Radanovics) (7:22)
4. Spring is here (Richard Rodgers... more

Price: 16,90 EUR

Omnitone BSIN02607955
Konitz, Lee / Ohad Talmor - New Nonet (Directed By Ohad Talmor)

Lee Konitz / Ohad Talmor - New Nonet (Directed By Ohad Talmor)
New Nonet presents the latest incarnation of Konitz's fabled (and not-oft-recorded) Nonet, under the direction of composer/reedman Ohad Talmor, and recorded live at New York's Jazz Standard during the New Nonet's acclaimed five-night stand in August 2005.
New Nonet follows the lead of Konitz's acclaimed nine-piece configurations of the '70s and '80s by enlisting top-flight players from New York's creative improvised music s... more

Price: 19,90 EUR

Omnitone BSIN02608232
Konitz, Lee / Ohad Talmor - Inventions (String Project)

Lee Konitz / Ohad Talmor - Inventions (String Project)
The mellifluous sounds heard on Lee Konitz-Ohad Talmor String Project: Inventions contrast the traditional saxophone-and-brass-based "jazz" sound. Konitz's alto sax and Talmor's arrangments and reedwork interact improvisationally with four accomplished Austrian string players who are also facile improvisers, The Spring String Quartet.
Talmor's arrangements take full advantage of the wide variety of timbres possible with string inst... more

Price: 19,90 EUR

Omnitone BSIN02608509
Konitz, Lee / Ohad Talmor Big Band - Portology

Lee Konitz / Ohad Talmor Big Band – Portology (featuring the Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos)
World premiere of Lee Konitz fronting a big band! The third in a series of ear-opening collaborations between living jazz master, saxophonist Lee Konitz, and international jazz powerhouse composer/arranger/saxophonist Ohad Talmor, Portology is a celebration of 50+ years of musical magic by Konitz.
Spotlighting his underrecognized skills as a composer, Portology featuring original compositions by... more

Price: 19,90 EUR

Eforfilms BSIN02607678 (DVD-Video)
Konitz, Lee - Portrait Of An Artist As Saxophonist

Lee Konitz - Portrait Of An Artist As Saxophonist (DVD-Video)
Featuring: Lee Konitz (as), Harold Danko (p)
Very rarely we do have the opportunity to see a music documentary in which the artist is free to express him or herself without the encumbrance of superfluous narration. This exciting DVD is one of such examples. It is a stunning work capturing the music and persona of one of the greatest legends of the alto saxophone.

Tracklisting:
1 Stella by starlight
2 Str... more

Price: 18,90 EUR

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