Lee Nonet Konitz- Old Songs New (CD)
Nonagenarian saxophonist Lee Konitz has been a featured soloist for many decades and has become a legend for his intriguing contributions to many well-known jazz dates with a wide variety of ensembles. Woodwind player, composer and arranger Ohad Talmor has been an important part of Konitz's musical sphere for the past three decades, providing the elder statesman numerous opportunities to contribute his celebrated alto sound. // Konitz and Talmor have reunited a version of the Lee Konitz Nonet to release a new recording, Old Songs New, where the unique ensemble of winds, strings and percussion comes together to anchor Konitz's flights of fancy.
Tracklist:
- Goodbye
- Foolin' Myself
- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
- Kary's Trance
- I Cover the Waterfront
- This Is Always
- You Go to My Head
- Trio Blues
Nonagenarian saxophonist Lee Konitz has been a featured soloist for many decades and has become a legend for his intriguing contributions to many well-known jazz dates with a wide variety of ensembles. Woodwind player, composer and arranger Ohad Talmor has been an important part of Konitz's musical sphere for the past three decades, providing the elder statesman numerous opportunities to contribute his celebrated alto sound. // Konitz and Talmor have reunited a version of the Lee Konitz Nonet to release a new recording, Old Songs New, where the unique ensemble of winds, strings and percussion comes together to anchor Konitz's flights of fancy.
Tracklist:
- Goodbye
- Foolin' Myself
- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
- Kary's Trance
- I Cover the Waterfront
- This Is Always
- You Go to My Head
- Trio Blues