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'Live at Birdland' Konitz / Mehldau / Haden / Motian

Konitz / Mehldau
Jun 17, 2011 Updated Aug 4, 2011

After the recent cancellation of Lee Konitz's Melbourne performance, we thought we'd play his new live release...

Tracks on the album

1. 'Lover Man'
2. 'Lullaby of Birdland'
3. 'Solar'
4. 'I Fall in Love Too Easily'
5. 'You Stepped Out of a Dream'
6. 'Oleo'

In the band

Lee Konitz; alto
Brad Mehldau; piano
Charlie Haden; bass
Paul Motian; drums

Recorded: December 2009
Birdland Jazz Club, NY
CD: ECM 2162

Latest update on Lee Konitz's recent health concerns here.

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Lee Konitz (born October 13, 1927) is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois. Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings. Konitz was one of the few altoists to retain a distinctive sound in the 40s, when Charlie Parker exercised a tremendous influence on other players....

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On Jun 17, 2011. 2:07pm
Christopher Lynch said

I own it; I play it: I love it! So will you people. Don't miss this broadcast.
Oh, to have been there when these four top-notch musos were together!
I'm a huge fan of all four of them - I trust the great Paul Motian will be bringing a band here before too long.
I was very sad too, to be unable to see/hear Lee Konitz live again.

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