Lee Konitz and his New Nonet September 14, 2007 Iridium Jazz Club NYC

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Lee Konitz- Alto Sax and composer,
Ohad Talmor- Tenor Sax and Arranger,
Bob Bowen- 5 String upright Bass,
Matt Wilson- Drums,
Pete McCann- Guitar,
Oscar Noriega- Bass Clarinet and Clarinet,
Denis Lee- Bass Clarient,
Russ Johnson- Trumpet,
Greg Hefferman- Cello,
Jacob Garchik,Trombone.

All tunes except the last tune was recorded on the Lee Konitz and his new Nonet. The last tune is a new composition.
01. Intro 1:02
02. Title 13:01
03. Waltz 14:15
04. Springin' 19:24
05. Fallin' 12:11
06. Turkey 6:10

Total 66:06


From the Iridium website

Lee Konitz Nonet
One of the most individual of all altoists (and one of the few in the 1950s who did not sound like a cousin of Charlie Parker), the cool-toned Lee Konitz has always had a strong musical curiosity
that has led him to consistently take chances and stretch himself, usually quite successfully. Early on he studied clarinet, switched to alto and played with Jerry Wald. Konitz gained some attention
for his solos with Claude Thornhill's Orchestra (1947). He began studying with Lennie Tristano who had a big influence on his conception and approach to improvising.
Konitz was with Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool Nonet during their one gig and their Capitol recordings (1948-50) and recorded with Lennie Tristano's innovative sextet (1949) including
the first two free improvisations ever documented. Konitz blended very well with Warne Marsh's tenor (their unisons on 'Wow' are miraculous) and would have several reunions with both
Tristano and Marsh through the years but he was also interested in finding his own way; by the early '50s he started breaking away from the Tristano school. Konitz toured Scandinavia (1951)
where his cool sound was influential and he fit in surprisingly well with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1952-54), being featured on many charts by Bill Holman and Bill Russo. Konitz was primarily
a leader from that point on. He almost retired from music in the early '60s but re-emerged a few years later. His recordings have ranged from cool bop to thoughtful free improvisations
and his Milestone set of Duets (1967) is a classic. In the late '70s Konitz led a notable Nonet and in 1992 he won the prestigious Jazzpar Prize. He kept a busy release schedule throughout
the '90s and dabbled in the world of classical with 2000's French Impressionist Music from the Turn of the Twentieth Century. The Mark Masters Ensemble joined him for 2004's One Day
With Lee. He has recorded on soprano and tenor but has mostly stuck to his distinctive alto.Lee Konitz has led consistently stimulating sessions for many labels including Prestige, Dragon,
Pacific Jazz, Vogue, Storyville, Atlantic, Verve, Wave, Milestone, MPS, Polydor, Bellaphon, SteepleChase, Sonet, Groove Merchant, Roulette, Progressive, Choice, IAI, Chiaroscuro, Circle,
Black Lion, Soul Note, Storyville, Evidence and Philogy.