![]() Folks said Konitz's style was cerebral, but he insisted he was an intuitive player making choices in the moment.Įarly on, he was deeply influenced by saxophonist Charlie Parker's fleet virtuosity. WHITEHEAD: The Tristano school aimed to keep cool heads when they improvised - no wailing or forced excitement. That influential teacher focused on improvising long, lucid lines over standard song forms. By then, Konitz was already a student of pianist Lennie Tristano. KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Nineteen-year-old Lee Konitz on alto saxophone and his first record date with Claude Thornhill's big band in 1947. (SOUNDBITE OF CLAUDE THORNHILL'S "ANTHROPOLOGY") ![]() Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has this appreciation. ![]() Konitz had one of the longest careers in jazz and was one of its great improvising soloists. Jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz died last week from complications of the coronavirus. ![]()
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