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Lee Konitz
Leon "Lee" Konitz was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s and 1950s includes participation in Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions and his work with pianist Lennie Tristano. He was one of relatively few alto saxophonists of this era to retain a distinctive style, when Charlie Parker exerted a massive influence. Like other students of Tristano, Konitz improvised long, melodic lines with the rhythmic interest coming from odd accents, or odd note groupings suggestive of the imposition of one time signature over another. Other saxophonists were strongly influenced by Konitz, such as Paul Desmond and Art Pepper. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic from complications brought on by the disease. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Konitz) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Venus de Milo
Miles Davis, J.J Johnson, Sandy Siegelstein, Bill Barber, Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis, Nelson Boyd, and Kenny Clarke
Albums See All
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Parallels 2025
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Early Spring 2024
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Lee Konitz En La Fundación Valparaíso 2024
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Thank You, Gerry! 2022
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An Evening with Lee Konitz and Frank Wunsch (Live, Cologne, 1996) 2021
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At the Half Note 2020
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The Real Lee Konitz 2020
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Intuition 2020
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DUAS CONTAS, Vol. 1 (Lee Konitz Encontra Irio De Paula) 2020
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12 GERSHWIN IN 12 KEYS 2020
Singles & EPs
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Theme for Jobim Single • 2023
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Rocker (Arkadia Jazz All-Stars: Thank You, Gerry!) (feat. Randy Brecker, Ted Rosenthal, Dean Johnson & Ron Vincent) Single • 2022
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Walkin' Shoes (from Arkadia Jazz All-Stars: Thank You, Gerry!) (feat. Randy Brecker, Ted Rosenthal, Dean Johnson & Ron Vincent) Single • 2022
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Thrill Single • 2018
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Lone-Lee Single • 1974
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Another Shade Of Blue EP • 1999
Videos See All
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Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - I Can't Get Started Okmusix • 5.9K views
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Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - There Will Never Be Another You Okmusix • 3.4K views
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Lee Konitz — "I Remember You" (Motion, 1961) Complete Track, Alto Sax Transcription Colin Gordon • 8.7K views
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Lennie Tristano - Requiem Okmusix • 2K views
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Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Dave Holland: 'Nicolette' (from 'Angel Song', ECM, 1996) Francesco Varriale • 5K views
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