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Lee Konitz
Leon "Lee" Konitz was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s and 1950s includes participation in Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions and his work with pianist Lennie Tristano. He was one of relatively few alto saxophonists of this era to retain a distinctive style, when Charlie Parker exerted a massive influence. Like other students of Tristano, Konitz improvised long, melodic lines with the rhythmic interest coming from odd accents, or odd note groupings suggestive of the imposition of one time signature over another. Other saxophonists were strongly influenced by Konitz, such as Paul Desmond and Art Pepper. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic from complications brought on by the disease. From Wikipedia (

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Moondreams
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Walkin' Shoes
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Albums

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Parallels

2025
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An Evening with Lee Konitz and Frank Wunsch (Live, Cologne, 1996)

2021
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The Real Lee Konitz

2020
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Early Spring

2024
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Meeting Again

2021
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Intuition

2020
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Lee Konitz En La Fundación Valparaíso

2024
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Dialogues

2021
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Thank You, Gerry!

2022
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At the Half Note

2020

Singles & EPs

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Cherokee

Single2025
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Thrill

Single2018
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Theme for Jobim

Single2023
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Lone-Lee

Single1974
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Rocker (Arkadia Jazz All-Stars: Thank You, Gerry!) (feat. Randy Brecker, Ted Rosenthal, Dean Johnson & Ron Vincent)

Single2022
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Another Shade Of Blue

EP1999
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Walkin' Shoes (from Arkadia Jazz All-Stars: Thank You, Gerry!) (feat. Randy Brecker, Ted Rosenthal, Dean Johnson & Ron Vincent)

Single2022

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Intoit (Whiplash) Soundtrack #19

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Charlie Haden & Keith Jarrett - How Deep Is The Ocean

All That Jazz Don Kaart37K views
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Ronnie Cuber baritone sax with Bill Evans-Randy Brecker SoulBop Band.mp4

jazzchess204K views
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Dave Pike Set - Mathar

MPS Records26K views
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Bill Evans & Claus Ogerman - Symbiosis: 1st Movement. Moderato, Pt.1

MPS Records1.7K views
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Miles Davis - It Could Happen To You

Roberto P. Ormanni256K views
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Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - I Can't Get Started

Okmusix5.9K views
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Bill Evans & Claus Ogerman - Symbiosis: 2nd Movement. Largo - Andante - Maestoso - Largo, Pt. 1

MPS Records3.6K views
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Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - There Will Never Be Another You

Okmusix3.4K views
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Lee Konitz — "I Remember You" (Motion, 1961) Complete Track, Alto Sax Transcription

Colin Gordon9.2K views

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Cool Jazz Moods

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