Research Catalog

Title

Lee Konitz : conversations on the improviser's art / Andy Hamilton.

Author

Hamilton, Andy, 1957-

Publication

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Konitz, Lee

Description

xxv, 284 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., music; 24 cm.

Summary

The preeminent altoist associated with the "cool" school of jazz, Lee Konitz was one of the few saxophonists of his generation to forge a unique sound independent of the influence of Charlie Parker. In the late 1940s, Konitz began his career with the Claude Thornhill band, during which time he came into contact with Miles Davis, with whom he would later work on the legendary Birth of the Cool sessions. Konitz is perhaps best known through his association with Lennie Tristano, under whose influence much of his sound evolved, and for his work with Stan Kenton and Warne Marsh. His recordings have ranged from cool bop to experimental improvisation and have appeared on such labels as Prestige, Atlantic, Verve, and Polydor. Crafted out of numerous interviews between the author and his subject, the book offers a unique look at the story of Lee Konitz's life and music, detailing Konitz's own insights into his musical education and his experiences with such figures as Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, Warne Marsh, Lennie Tristano, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans.

Series Statement

Jazz perspectives

Uniform Title

Jazz perspectives (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Subjects

• Geschichte 1920-2000
• Interviews
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Jazz > History and criticism
• Musicians > Interviews
• Jazz musicians > United States > Interviews
• Saxophonists > United States > Interviews
• Konitz, Lee > Interviews

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Interviews

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270) and index.
• Includes discography: p. 263-266.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Early life and career -- Formative influences : Lennie Tristano, Charlie Parker, and Lester Young -- Working with Tristano -- Early collaborators : Miles Davis and Warne Marsh -- The 1950s : Stan Kenton and early projects as leader -- The art of improvisation -- The 1960s : Motion -- The instrument -- The 1970s -- The material : standards, blues, and free -- The 1980s to the present.

ISBN

• 9780472115877 (alk. paper)
• 0472115871 (alk. paper)
• 9780472032174 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0472032178 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2006032064

OCLC

• 71812767
• SCSB-10129290

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library