Posted by admin on April 14, 2008 at 12:27 pm
- 1) Lee Konitz, Michel Petrucciani “Toot Sweet” (1982) – This meeting between the veteran alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and the young 19 years old pianist Michel Petrucciani is a success on all counts
- 2) Ray Draper Quintet “Tuba Sounds” (1957) – virtuozzo on unusual jazz solo instrument – tuba
- 3) Eric Dolphy “Illinois Concert” (1963) – rare live album
- 4) Al Jarreau “Love Songs” (2008)- revew soon
- 5) Katzen Kapell “Si Tu Veux” (2007)
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Posted by admin on March 21, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Trio:
Lee Konitz – alt sax
Refus Reid – bass,
Matt Wilson – drums
There were full of surprises performance of a trio of one of the most known cool-jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz. Unexpectedly arrived remarkable contrabass player Refus Reid whose game (including a bow that is more characteristic for the European jazz, than American) the ensemble has been obliged by especial depth and emocial. Lee Konitz, whose musical career has begun in the middle of the last century, has surprised with the present and vivacity of musical thinking and special freedom of a statement of a material of jazz standards. He was 80 years old last autumn! Drummer of trio – Matt Wilson. Delicacy – the virtuozzo on percussion instruments. And on this performance, in a translucent acoustic trio, he was as it is impossible more by the way.
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