Lee Konitz New Quartet September 28, 2010

Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz has enjyoyed one of the most creative and prolific careers in modern jazz. After early experiences with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra (arranged by Gil Evans), Stan Kenton's Orchestra, the innovative small groups of Lennie Tristano, and the Miles Davis Capitol Orchestra, Konitz turned freelance and has remained on the cutting edge of post-bop improvisation ever since. His exceptionally large and varied discography also includes an unaccompanied saxophone solo album, several innovative albums of duets that spanned jazz styles, and collaborations which reads like a "who's who" of the jazz world. Konitz's influence can be heard in the playing of alto saxophonists Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Paul Desmond, and countless others.

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