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Lee Konitz

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Konitz is sometimes regarded as the preeminent cool jazz saxophonist, because he performed and recorded with Claude Thornhill, Lennie Tristano (both often cited as important cool jazz proponents of the mid 1940s), and with Miles Davis on his epochal Birth of the Cool, which gave the form its name.

Konitz has also been repeatedly noted as one of the few jazz saxophonists of the late 1940s and 1950s who did not seem imitative of the massively influential Charlie Parker.

In the early 1950s, Konitz recorded and toured with Stan Kenton's orchestra.

In 1961, he recorded Motion with Elvin Jones on drums and Sonny Dallas on bass

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Article: Interview

Enrico Rava: The Secret Corners of a Master

Read "Enrico Rava: The Secret Corners of a Master" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni

by Marco Iacoboni

Meeting Enrico Rava means stepping into a world of stories, musicians and memories spanning decades of jazz history. We met on the occasion of the release of Corners, the ECM album he recorded with his band, Fearless Five, and a very special guest, Joe Lovano. With so many anecdotes, encounters and digressions to draw ...

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Article: Interview

Enrico Rava - Gli angoli segreti di un trombettista

Read "Enrico Rava - Gli angoli segreti di un trombettista" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni

by Marco Iacoboni

Incontrare Enrico Rava significa entrare in un mondo di storie, musicisti e ricordi che attraversano decenni di Storia del Jazz. Lo abbiamo incontrato in occasione dell'uscita di Corners, il disco realizzato con i Fearless Five e la partecipazione di un ospite d'eccezione: Joe Lovano. Tra aneddoti, incontri e digressioni, il difficile non è stato trovare gli ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Monktober continues with covers from Abbey Lincoln, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, and Billy Higgins. Also new music from Janis Siegel, Bobby Watson, and Others

Read "Monktober continues with covers from Abbey Lincoln, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, and Billy Higgins. Also new music from Janis Siegel, Bobby Watson, and Others" reviewed by David W. Daniels

by David W. Daniels

In addition to the musicians mentioned in the title, this edition of Exploration includes newly released music from Tommy Flanagan, Amber Weekes, Ray Russell, and more. Birthdays for Freddy Cole, Roy Hargrove, Kazumi Watanabe, and others are recognized.Playlist Chick Corea and Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian “Little Rootie Tootie" from Further Explorations (Concord Jazz) ...

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Article: Album Review

Christian Finger: Zeit Zirkel

Read "Zeit Zirkel" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic

Whether German-born, New York based drummer/composer Christian Finger (Lee Konitz, Ron Carter, Donny McCaslin) is well known within this circle or that circle holds no bearing on the shape of things and the highs heard on Zeit Zirkel. Making peace with grief and rooted in resilience, space, and spirit, the music makes its way through our ...

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Article: Album Review

Todd DelGiudice: Mas Alto

Read "Mas Alto" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

It seems that every saxophonist at some point in their career decides to pare the music down to its essentials. It is hard to pare down beyond the sax, bass, and drums trio. The history of this musical setup is long. Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Lee Konitz and Joe Lovano (and so many more) ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Boss

Read "Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Boss" reviewed by Mark McKergow

by Mark McKergow

Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022) made his mark on the jazz world as a versatile and muscular baritone saxophonist. Born in New York on Christmas Day 1941, he started on tenor saxophone but switched to baritone at 17, attracted by the vacant chair in Marshall Brown's Newport Jazz Youth Band (which also featured lifelong colleagues Eddie Gomez and Michael ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shawn Lovato, Vijay Iyer, and Charles Chen

Read "Shawn Lovato, Vijay Iyer, and Charles Chen" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This program features recent music by Shawn Lovato, Jun Iida and Charles Chen along with older work by Lee Konitz, Vijay Iyer and Lena Seikaly.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Simon Belelty “Lady Luck" from ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, and James Blood Ulmer (RIP)

Read "Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, and James Blood Ulmer (RIP)" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This episode features a tribute to the late guitarist James Blood Ulmer. It also contains music from Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, Leigh Pilzer and others. Due to technical difficulties, the recording begins in the middle of the first selection.Playlist Andrew Hill “Cantarnos" from Black Fire (Blue Note) 00:00 Paul Hecht “Wayne" from Pyrography II ...

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Article: Album Review

Sam Norris: Wood/Gold - Solo Saxophone Volume 1

Read "Wood/Gold - Solo Saxophone Volume 1" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny

This is music where you need to embrace the journey, not the destination: The music might not have a clear beginning, middle, and end in the traditional sense; enjoying the moment-to-moment unfolding of sounds and ideas is the purpose. Sometimes the act of listening to a saxophone is rewarded because the musician wants to ...


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