Alone Together [Live]

Alone Together [Live]

ASIN: B000005H9M

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Lee Konitz is one of the great and genuine improvisers, a musician who can be counted on to take risks, striving to invent in the moment. In these live recordings from Los Angeles's Jazz Bakery, he's heard exploring familiar standards that have long been part of his repertoire, but every phrase seems newly minted by Konitz's dry sound and his slightly hesitant, always searching, line. Tunes that often receive pat performances, like "Cherokee" and "Round Midnight," appear here as unknown terrains. Veteran bassist Charlie Haden displays the intense listening skills that distinguish his playing, shadowing Konitz's invention and anchoring the harmony. Pianist Brad Mehldau, a rising star, extends his musical reach here, accepting Konitz's terms and playing jazz in its most naked and challenging form. --Stuart Broomer

Jazz Times
[Lee] Konitz depends for success on the support, balance, and musicality of his partners. Haden and Mehldau give him what he requires. His solos here are among the freshest recent work of a jazz improviser who is unlike any other.

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