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Lee Konitz
Konitz performing in 2007
Background information
Born
(1927-10-13)October 13, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
April 15, 2020(2020-04-15) (aged 92) New York City, U.S.
Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) 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.
Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He performed successfully in a wide range of...
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favor of advanced swing-era developments, including Lennie Tristano, LeeKonitz, and Warne Marsh; Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond; and performers such as...
history". "Donna Lee" has also been recorded by Karrin Allyson, Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Nick Brignola, Clifford Brown, Ryan Kisor, LeeKonitz, Warne Marsh...
in collaboration with musicians in the jazz field, such as Teo Macero, LeeKonitz, Stan Getz, Paulinho Da Costa, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton and Herbie...
The LeeKonitz Quintet (also called Affinity) is an album by American jazz saxophonist LeeKonitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label...
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[1976]) with LeeKonitz Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (Storyville, 1975 [1977]) with LeeKonitz Warne Marsh LeeKonitz: Jazz Exchange...
LeeKonitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre is an album by American jazz saxophonist LeeKonitz and saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released...
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Song is a studio album by the Canadian musician Kenny Wheeler featuring LeeKonitz, Dave Holland and Bill Frisell, recorded in February 1996 and released...
GRACEfulLEE is an album by American jazz saxophonists Grace Kelly and LeeKonitz. It was released on July 8, 2008. GRACEfulLEE is Kelly's fourth studio...
LeeKonitz Nonet is an album by American jazz saxophonist LeeKonitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label. Scott Yanow on Allmusic said...
LeeKonitz Plays (aka Jazz Time Paris: Vol. VII) is an album by saxophonist and bandleader LeeKonitz featuring performances recorded in Paris in 1953...
exerted an influence on jazz through his students, including saxophonists LeeKonitz and Warne Marsh. Musicians and critics vary in their appraisal of Tristano...
the early period of his career included Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, LeeKonitz, Joe Castro, Arlo Guthrie (Motian performed briefly with Guthrie in 1968–69...
The LeeKonitz Duets is an album by American saxophonist LeeKonitz, recorded in 1967 and released in 1968 on the Milestone label. "Struttin' With Some...
by Charles Mingus, and "Boston Bernie" by Dexter Gordon. "Thingin'" by LeeKonitz introduced a further harmonic twist by transposing the chords of the second...
Navarro Discography. Retrieved 14 January 2024. Hamilton, Andy; Konitz, Lee (2007). LeeKonitz: conversations on the improviser's art. Jazz perspectives. Ann...
(Darktown) Strutters' Ball Struttin' with Some Barbecue Stuffy Subconscious Lee (LeeKonitz, 1954) Suddenly It's Spring (Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, 1944)...
Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve) with Herb Ellis 1959: LeeKonitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve) with LeeKonitz 1959: The Easy Way (Verve) 1959: Piece for Clarinet...
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