A une epoque ou la plupart des saxophonistes se coulaient dans l’ombre de Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, fort de ses convictions, a su se tenir a distance et, irresistiblement, ouvrir les portes d’un univers musical d’une grande modernite en imposant une sonorite lisse et une grande intelligence melodique. Jean-Paul RICARDAt a time when most saxophone players were slipping into Charlie Parker’s shadows, Lee Konitz – a man of conviction – kept his distance and slowly, irresistibly, opened up the doors to a new universe of music: it was grand and modern, and Konitz imposed upon it a sound that had smoothness and showed great intelligence in it’s melody. Jean-Paul RICARDCD 1 (1947-1954) : CLAUDE THORNHILL & HIS ORCHESTRA (Columbia 1947) : YARDBIRD SUITE – LEE KONITZ with LENNIE TRISTANO (Prestige 1949) : SUBCONSCIOUS-LEE – LENNIE TRISTANO SEXTET (Capitol 1949) : WOW – MARIONETTE – DIGRESSION – INTUITION – LEE KONITZ with LENNIE TRISTANO (Prestige 1949) : MARSHMALLOW – SOUND-LEE – MILES DAVIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (Capitol 1950) : MOON DREAMS – LEE KONITZ GROUPS (Prestige 1950) : REBECCA – YOU GO TO MY HEAD – ICE CREAM KONITZ – PALO ALTO – LEE KONITZ SEXTET (Prestige 1951) : YESTERDAYS – HI BECK – LEE KONITZ/BILLY BAUER DUO (Prestige 1951) : DUET FOR SAXOPHONE AND GUITAR – LEE KONITZ with GERRY MULLIGAN (Pacific Jazz 1953) : LADY BE GOOD – LOVER MAN – LEE KONITZ (Vogue 1953) : I’LL REMEMBER APRIL – LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Storyville 1954) : ABLUTION. CD2 (1954-1961) : STAN KENTON & HIS ORCHESTRA (Capitol 1954) – IN A HIGHER VEIN – LEE KONITZ QUARTETS (Storyville 1954) – NURSERY RHYME – FOOLIN’ MYSELF – LENNIE TRISTANO QUARTET (Atlantic 1955) : THESE FOOLISH THINGS – LEE KONITZ with WARNE MARSH (Atlantic 1955) : BACKGROUND MUSIC – LEE KONITZ (Atlantic 1956) : ALL OF ME – LEE KONITZ QUINTET (Atlantic 1957) : FOOLIN’ MYSELF – LEE KONITZ QUINTET (Verve 1957) : BILLIE’S BOUNCE – LEE KONITZ QUARTET (Verve 1957) : THE NEARNESS OF YOU – GERRY MULLIGAN (Pacific Jazz 1957) : DISK JOCKEY JUMP – LEE KONITZ with STRINGS (Verve 1958) : WHAT’S NEW? – LEE KONITZ meets JIMMY GIUFFRE (Verve 1959) : CORK ‘N’ RIB – LEE KONITZ (Verve 1959) : YOU DON’t KNOW WHAT LOVE IS – LEE KONITZ (Verve 1961) : I REMEMBER YOU.DIRECTION COLLECTION : ALAIN GERBER, TEXTE : JEAN-PAUL RICARD, PRODUCTION DeLeGUeE : JEAN BUZELIN

UPC: 3561302307329
Label: Fremeaux Heritage
Release Date: 1.9.26
Format: CD