Label: Black Saint/Soul Note Catalog: BXS1011 Format: CD Lee KonitzLive at Laren / Ideal Scene / The New York Album / Zounds / Lunasea Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist. Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Lee Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings. He was one of the few altoists to retain a distinctive sound in the 40s, when Charlie Parker exercised a tremendous influence on other players. Lee Konitz's association with the Cool Jazz movement of the 1940s and 50s, includes participation in Miles Davis' epochal Birth of the Cool sessions, and his work with Lennie Tristano came from the same period. During his long career, Konitz has played with musicians from a wide variety of jazz styles. |