Lee Konitz

Double bill with Steve Wilson-Bruce Barth Duo.

'Duos with Lee' comes from the hearts, minds and fingers of pianist Dan Tepfer and alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, both musicians who have performed on similar projects before—if not in duo settings then trios at least. Konitz did a magnificent record with Charlie Haden and Brad Mehldau —'Alone Together' (Blue Note, 1997)— and, in a shorter career, so has Tepfer in 2008, also with a trio. 'Duos with Lee' breaks fresh ground fifty years after Davis' album ['Birth of the Cool'] was first released, but that is just a coincidence. Surely none of the musicians had that in mind; both are brimful with their own musical invention that must have been hard to stop once they got going....

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Double bill with Steve Wilson-Bruce Barth Duo.

'Duos with Lee' comes from the hearts, minds and fingers of pianist Dan Tepfer and alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, both musicians who have performed on similar projects before—if not in duo settings then trios at least. Konitz did a magnificent record with Charlie Haden and Brad Mehldau —'Alone Together' (Blue Note, 1997)— and, in a shorter career, so has Tepfer in 2008, also with a trio. 'Duos with Lee' breaks fresh ground fifty years after Davis' album ['Birth of the Cool'] was first released, but that is just a coincidence. Surely none of the musicians had that in mind; both are brimful with their own musical invention that must have been hard to stop once they got going.

Raul D'Gama Rose, AllAboutJazz

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