Lee Konitz
Friday 14 September 2007 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)
Alyn Shipton explores the discography of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz with the help of the man himself...
Recommendations -
Subconscious-Lee (Prestige)
A Proper Introduction to Lee Konitz (Proper)
Playlist
DISC 1
Title You Stepped out of a Dream
Artist Lee Konitz / Brad Mehldau / Charlie Haden
Composer Brown / Kahn
Album Alone Together
Label Blue Note
Number 7243 8 57150 2 Track 6
DISC 2
Title Dug
Artist Lee Konitz
Composer Konitz
Album Dig Dug Dog
Label Columbia
Number 488831-2 Track 11
Personnel: LK as; Dion Parson drums. [ Laurent De Wilde, piano, Ira Coleman, bass, do not play on this track]
DISC 3
Title Intuition
Artist Lennie Tristano
Composer Tristano
Album Abstraction and Improvisation
Label Five Four
Number 18 Track 18
Personnel: LK alto; Warne Marsh, tenor, Lennie Tristano, piano, Billy Bauer, guitar, Arnold Fishkind, bass. 16 May 1949.
DISC 4
Title Yardbird Suite
Artist Claude Thornhill
Composer Parker
Album Bebop Spoken Here
Label Proper
Number Properbox 10 CD 3 Track 8
Personnel: Ed Zandy, Louis Mucci, Red Rodney, t; Tak Tavorian, Al Langstaff, tb; Walter Weschler, Sandy Seigelstein, frh; Bill Barber, tu; Danny Polo, Lee Konitz, Mickey Folus, Mario Rollo, Bill Bushey, reeds; Claude Thornhill, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Joe Shulman, b; Billy Exiner, d. NY 17 Dec 1947
DISC 5
Title Young Blood Artist - Stan Kenton
Composer Mulligan
Album The Arranger's Touch
Label Proper
Number Properbox 78 CD4 Track 19
DISC 6
Title Move
Artist Miles Davis
Composer Best
Album Birth of the Cool
Label Capitol
Number 72453 01172 Track 1
Personnel: Miles Davis t; Kai Winding, tb; Junior Collins fh; John Barber tu; Lee Konitz as; Gerry Mulligan bar; Al Haig p; Joe Shulman, b; Max Roach d.
DISC 7
Title Lady Be Good
Artist Lee Konitz, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker
Composer Gershwin
Album A Proper Introduction to Lee Konitz: Palo Alto
Label Proper
Number 2025 Track 14
Personnel: Lee Konitz, as; Gerry Mulligan, bar; Chet Baker, t; Joe Mondragon b; Larry Bunker d; January 1953
DISC 8
Title Subconscious-Lee
Artist Lee Konitz
Composer Konitz
Album Subconscious-Lee
Label Prestige
Number OJCCD 186-2 Track 4
Personnel: Lee Konitz, alto, Lennie Tristano, piano, Billy Bauer, guitar, Arnold Fishkin bass Shelly Manne, drums.
DISC 9
Title Palo Alto
Artist: Lee Konitz and Bill Evans
Composer: Konitz arr Giuffre
Album: Play the Arrangements of Jimmy Giuffre
Label: Lonehill
Number: 10193 Track 1
DISC 10
Title Out of Nowhere
Artist Lee Konitz and Paul Bley
Composer Heyman / Green
Album Out of Nowhere
Label Steeplechase
Number SCCD 31427 Track 5
DISC 11
Title Thingin'
Artist Lee Konitz / Steve Swallow / Paul Motian
Composer Konitz
Album Three guys
Label Enja Number ENJ 9351-2 Track 3
DISC 12
Title Angel Song
Artist Kenny Wheeler / Lee Konitz / Dave Holland / Bill Frisell
Composer Wheeler
Album Angel Song
Label ECM Number 1067 Track 5
Recommendations -
Subconscious-Lee (Prestige)
A Proper Introduction to Lee Konitz (Proper)
Read Alyn Shipton's Lee Konitz profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/lee_konitz.shtml
'Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh' review at BBC Music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/94hj/
Lee Konitz interview at BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2210384.stm
