Lee Konitz/Dave Leibman: Knowing Lee - review

Even at 83 years old, saxophonist Lee Konitz still displays an admirable spirit of exploration, writes John FordhamEighty-three or not, saxophonist Lee Konitz never seems to lose his enthusiasm for new musical situations. In this one, he's shooting the breeze with Dave Liebman, a sax master of a later generation (though they were both Miles Davis employees, Konitz for Birth of the Cool in 1948-51, Liebman with the early electric bands in 1972-74) and the versatile pianist Richie Beirach. Given ...

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