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The Real Lee Konitz

By Lee Konitz

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Released: 2000

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Lee Konitz: The Real Lee Konitz

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 2000

You know the experimental Lee Konitz; he isn’t here. No carefully-planned abstractions or sweating in a studio – everything is spontaneous, including the way it was made. The agent calls on a Friday: “Do you want to open in Pittsburgh on Monday?" He did, and a band was created with a few phone calls. The clubowner ...

Album

The Real Lee Konitz

By Lee Konitz

Label: Blue Note
Released: 1999

209

Article: Album Review

Lee Konitz: The Real Lee Konitz

by Robert Spencer
December 1, 1999

The welcome reappearance of this disc should further cement Lee Konitz's reputation as one of the foremost improvisers of the last few decades. His is a subtle art, calling attention less to his instrumental abilities (although these are considerable) than to the melodic possibilities of the song at hand. That is, he is a master at ...