Lee Konitz - Stereokonitz '1968 [2014]

Artist	Lee Konitz Related artists
Album name	Stereokonitz
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Date	1968 [2014]
Genre	Jazz
Play time	00:34:44
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	239 mb (+3\%rec.)
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Reissue with the latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. Lee Konitz has had
many opportunities to record with European artists over the decades, but this
session is a bit unusual, in that all the compositions are by bassist Giovanni
Tommaso and Konitz doesnt stick strictly to alto saxophone. Joining them are
pianist Franco DAndrea (with whom Konitz worked on a number of Philology CDs
decades later), trumpeter Enrico Rava and drummer GegÃ© Munari.

Tommasos charts delve into bop and cool, with Konitz primarily playing the
Varitone (a form of electronic saxophone that was experimented with briefly and
abandoned by reed players in the late 60s), though he does play some alto sax
and also makes a rare appearance on flute (doubling on it in Take Seven). While
the music from this 1968 session is enjoyable, even though the sound quality of
the Varitone pales when compared to a regular saxophone, this remains one of Lee
Konitzs more obscure recordings from the 60s, even if this European LP was
finally reissued on CD (again, only in Europe) three decades later.


Tracks:

1. A Minor Blues
2. Five, Four And Three
3. Komonia
4. Midnight Mood
5. Terre Lontane
6. Take Seven
7. Giovanni DOggi
8. Tune Down

Personnel:

Lee Konitz - alto sax, varitone, flute
Enrico Rava - trumpet
Franco DAndrea - piano
Giovanni Tommaso - bass
Gege Munari - drums