Description
Release Date: 2019
Label: Enlightenment
Track List
Disc 1
- Topsy
- There Will Never Be Another You
- I Can’t Get Started
- Donna Lee
- Two Not One
- Don’t Squawk
- Ronnies Line
- Background Music
- Kary’s Trance
- Everything Happens To Me
- Sweet And Lovely
- Cork ‘N’ Bib
- All Of Me
- Star Eyes
- Nesuhi’s Instant
- Indiana
Disc 2
- Sunflower
- Stairway To The Stars
- Movin’ Around
- Kary’s Trance
- Crazy She Calls Me
- Billie’s Bounce
- Stephanie
- Memories Of You
- People Will Say We’re In Love
- When You’re Smiling
- Sunday
- Lennie Bird
- The Nearness Of You
- Jonquil
Disc 3
- Round Midnight
- The Daffodil’s Smile
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
- Music For Alto Saxophone And Strings (Pt. 1)
- Music For Alto Saxophone And Strings (Pt. 2)
- Music For Alto Saxophone And Strings (Pt. 3)
- What’s New’
- Blues For Our Children
- An Image Of Man
- Palo Alto
- Darn That Dream
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- Cork ‘N’ Bib
- Somp’n Outa’ Nothin’
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- Uncharted
- Moonlight In Vermont
- The Song Is You
Disc 4
- Everything I’ve Got (Belongs To You)
- You Don’t Know What Love Is
- You’re Driving Me Crazy
- I Didn’t Know About You
- (You’re Clear) Out Of This World
- The More I See You
- You Are Too Beautiful
- I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
- I Remember You
- All Of Me
- Foolin’ Myself
- You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
- I’ll Remember April
Notes
Among the most creative and prolific saxophonists of his generation, Lee Konitz was one of few altoists working in the early fifties who retained a unique style, in an era when Charlie Parker extended a huge influence. An early sideman for Miles Davis, Konitz participated in the legendary Birth Of Cool sessions, while his work with jazz pianist and teacher Lennie Tristano – Lee was a former pupil – remains highly sought. Comprising the musician’s eight original albums made for Verve and Atlantic in the late 1950s, this four-disc set features the finest work this estimable sax-man ever produced. With over five hours of extraordinary music, this collection documents the most pivotal phase of what was both a widely celebrated and long standing career. Working as both an ideal introduction to Lee Konitz’s best music, and a welcome reminder of his musical prowess, this delightful set will thrill newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
