Bill Evans Lee Konitz - My Melancholy Baby (instagram.com/leventparman)

[@lpsling]

Lee sure plays different than anybody I can think of. Waiting for his next phrase can become addictive, each one is such a beauty. He lets the silence or negative space speak as loud as the notes he plays. His "Motion" Cd with Elvin Jones and Sonny Dallas is a masterpiece of true improvising...and the good part is that he's still around and doing it in his 80s.

[@kotomo1]

No matter how some of my black friends may disagree with me, Lee Konitz is one of the greatest alto saxophone players in the history of jazz. His interpretation of Lester Young & Lennie Tristano brought about a new language of his own - such amazing feat given the overwhelming dominance of the "Charlie Parker style of alto" during his formative years.

[@GeoCoppens]

Exactly what I have been thinking for many years! Listen to the Lennie Tristano Quartet with Lee Konitz at the Confucius Restaurant 1955. Fabulous improvising! Some of the best jazz playing you will ever hear!

[@alansenzaki4148]

Totally agree!!

[@birgerthorelli9045]

Great drum solo by Alan Dawson too.

[@georgegutekunst2808]

Alan Dawson, given there was so little of his playing really out there on disc, was an under-appreciated drummer. I like him much more than the over re-corded Billy Higgins, whom, of course, I like.

[@MrJazzohjazz]

Lee has a distinct sound and style. Every time I thing he is going overboard, he rescues himself with a dash of genius. Bill's solo was wonderful.

[@ivanvaleva]

Las líneas de tu saxofón inmortal, van a trascender el horror de todas las pandemias.. gracias Lee

[@kirkbp1965]

Lee was one of the sax players that Miles liked and loved listening to. I see why, he has a nice Stan Getz thing going on. Real smooth and he breathe's so easy when playing. This is one of my new "favorite" videos.

[@jofinsky8400]

From :50 to 2:49 Evans does not comp during Lee Konitz' solo. From 2:50 to 4:40 Evans solos right hand only with his left just resting on the keys.

[@furtherdefinitions]

I was fortunate enought to study with Lee in the 80's. A great teacher and player.

[@ungermadison66]

So little Alan Dawson on the internet. All of it great! Give us more!

[@isabelmaturana5769]

estupendo Bill and Lee.

[@bop4life]

Man! I love Lee's pauses in his solos. Such thoughtful phrasing. Yeah!

[@hotdammusic]

Alan Dawson blows my mind, great solo here, as always.

[@jangunnarolsen5946]

Yeah! Here he goes again(his Singing/swinging bass) the GREAT dane N.H.Ø.P. Always GREAT to listen to

[@jroc2201]

Wow! That is the best thing I've heard in a while, next level

[@mikefarmer7238]

Konitz is amazing, a true original.

[@936trt]

Magic ,look forward to more like this.

[@photoreflections100]

How I wish I could have been there in person! Fabulous! Thanks for posting.

[@alansenzaki4148]

What a group! My favorite altoist and pianist. Two masters. Beautiful lines, both influenced by lennie tristano.

[@axelfiftynine]

Beautiful!

[@yourfamilydocter]

4:44 4:55 5:04 5:13 5:50 and sorta at 5:41 Niels Henning uses the same lick 5 times haha anyone else pick up on that!

[@anouman9883]

Probably having an off night or something. Good old major 7 clichés haha.

[@jimbrown1559]

Not out of tune -- Konitiz is WAAY ahead of your ears, and has been for 50 years.

[@tomasjohnson2206]

and 6:16 jajaj

[@freddymclain]

Yeah, but it's a cool line....did you pick up on that?

[@bobthompson3739]

How very clever of you to notice such trifling things. Here's another trifling thing for you; you do not end interrogative statements with an exclamation mark, unless of course it is a rhetorical question; moreover it is 'picked up'. It may also help if you consult your book on punctuation. Yes, grammar Nazi's, aren't they a bore?

[@sm26801]

Lee Konitz developed his OWN style. That's Why he made it! Went to his clinic/seminarium when I was a sax player. How Cool that was! His message was: Reading is Vital, But playing by Ear is even More important, And he put each one of us on the spot! (Many horn student don't realise that they can't play a tune without the sheet).

[@ironbrigade6]

Lee kicks ass!!!

[@jimbrown1559]

Wonderful! To my ears, Konitz is far from steely, and last I heard him more than 50 years later, he was playing better than ever with a fine young EU rhythm that he hired to push him! Lee is never "out of tune," he DEFINES where it's at! As to Bill, what is there to say except beauty!

[@aaronamccoy]

god he has such a good tone, amazing

[@brucebud]

@lpsling funny you should mention that. I was just listening to that very CD a few hours ago and thinking the exact same thing! That is such a trio great session !

[@RATM104]

this is so good! i wish they had made an album together

[@MrKlinkKlonk]

It's from 1965, France. It's included in the jazz icons dvd.

[@Faxelade]

Lee takes four rounds of improvisation with a silent piano. In the middle of the fourth round Bill Evans gently touches the keyboard at 2:29 perhaps to signal that he's ready to take over

[@ShelterDogs]

Actually, although I asked Virtuosic a question about Bill Lee, I initially found this video by searching for "Alan Dawson," the drummer. I play the drums and was interested in buying a book called The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as taught by Alan Dawson. Didn't really find anything about the book on KZbin unfortunately.

[@BrewskLitovsk]

Serious now. -- Personnel, location & date: Lee Konitz (as) Bill Evans (p) Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d) - "Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, October 29, 1965. They started their set with "How Deep Is The Ocean" and "Detour Ahead".

[@helluvagun]

@manwithnoname123 . A display of Incredibly great jazz musicians- all of them! Bill Evans pretty much doesn't use his left hand at all throughout his whole solo, if ever - which had to be something quite unusual at the time, at any time! Ingenious!

[@zzausel]

@Nuxunumo Right. All great musicians seem to be great since their very first recordings. And thanx Lepadekor, this session shows a happy atmosphere, only Lee is fighting a bit.

[@pastoria3]

Thank you!

[@paolomannelli]

October 13 1927 Lee was borned !!! My best greetings !!!

[@alecgross12]

RIP legend

[@ClFidan98]

"a thing about saxophone players" this is amazing.

[@caponsacchi]

Konitz played with a steely coldness supported by a Tristano-inherited theoretical framework that was the opposite of Bill's "high Romanticism." Evans evolved from the impressionism of early Debussy to the full-blown expressionism of late Ravel or Rachmaninoff in his final two years. (Bill was 50% Russian). It's regrettable that, at some point before the 1970s, Bill never did a recording session with Paul Desmond. Both Bill and Desmond recorded with Jim Hall, who might have served as the lynchpin for a three-some.

[@daddywhatchucookin2924]

caponsacchi haha, threesome.

[@mortweiss3151]

Sweet! Doctor -

[@nicolassilvia3829]

Bass players. The OG watch models!

[@helluvagun]

This is the 3:rd time I've listened to this clip and I have a strong feeling that Lee Konitz is way nether...

[@JarredWrightMusic]

That drum solo was the catz pajamas man, it was the beez kneeez . . . ! BEEZ KNEEZ!

[@ElMonoLescano]

Lee Konitz was in other planet.. or never play before that tune..

[@freddymclain]

but his English was impeccable.

[@KaoRrRr1]

@Nuxunumo Sure ! A real genius, like tony Williams, playing with the bests at 17 ... Amazing !

[@alfredomaioti9207]

My friend

[@alfredomaioti9207]

Leventparman oldschool

[@MrClaesW]

The next step must be Youtubin´ for Rolf Billberg. A swedish alto saxophone legend. Born 1930, died 1966. Those who new him thought it amazing that he managed to stay alive even that long. Moderation was not in his vocabulary.

[@freckleface409]

anyone catch those crazy runs by nhop in the first chorus? unreal

[@davidvelleman170]

Bill = the picture of health. NHOP!!!!!!

[@flurbaflurbs]

Best Tune Ever-

[@kristinashamgunova9327]

It's a really nice song with beautiful lyrics At least I hear it as a reassurance of someones love to someone who got themselves melanchony with doubt And every cloud must have it's silver lining to wait until the sun shines through is to be patient until you see that person again and that doubt will be cleared up Because that love was always there all the tears were just foolish things Some people are young and foolish...

[@cammicty]

Just saw him in Amsterdam last night

[@seerskater]

yeah he sounds nothing like bird or cannonball... thats why hes sick, jazz is about finding your own sound... he definately found his. also he listens is ass off. all around great alto player

[@helluvagun]

NHÖP and Scott LaFaro. Two of a kind!

[@jujutay]

drum solo ruled!

[@josebedeur2593]

Pity they don't mention the name of bass & drums players, who play in this tune a first role

[@sseos]

alan dawson rules!

[@RanBlakePiano]

Wonderful to hear lee .love his first chorus. Bill fine but prefer his work with george RUSSELL And Alan .dawson the greatest ! Fabulous quartet thank you Antoine

[@Faxelade]

Inspiring intro. Sorry that Evans lets Konitz play alone in his first solo. The preceeding song of the Jazz icon DVD is "Detour ahead". Who brings it in?

[@Geoff19541]

I agree with paxwallacejazz. Bill was one of the giants of the jazz piano. His talent and influence are indisputable, even if you prefer other pianists. I don't think much of appreciating one musician by denigrating another. And what's the big deal about referring to him as "Babe Ruth"? The Babe was great. So were Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Maybe in baseball we can only think of three in that exalted category. Fortunately, in jazz it's a longer list.

[@SOTESofficial]

Evans at his best.

[@johndelamontaigne7711]

Henry Kissinger plays Alto? Just kidding, these guys are great!

[@23trillionskidoo]

tired of the racist, anti-semitic bullshit

[@anouman9883]

Why did you think that was antisemitic? It's true that Lee looks like a young Kissinger here--the glasses, the eyes, the hairline...

[@prognosis2112]

Yeah, Rest in peace NHOP

[@tonycimorosi521]

great performance. this is jazz and a time... I'm interested in who is playing bass.. does any know?

[@aussiejazzbo]

I AGREE.

[@paxwallacejazz]

listen any musician willing to presume to cast much judgment at Evans or Jarrett ,Tristano , Tatum , Monk etc. just hasn't paid enough dues yet . It's apples and oranges. Also as someone who loves Evans but isn't particularly influenced by him in any studied way I always feel offended by ignorant comparisons and attacks on him. Rest assured he was worthy of every accolaid he got and then some.

[@Pianspiration]

isnt this at the piano workshop 1955 from j.e. berend?

[@kdfan]

whoa! i've never seen this one! how long is the entire video?

[@helluvagun]

Count Basie was a Dinky Toy - sorry a "Clinkin' Tom" on records. I'm amazed that he almost never, really recorded the might he was supposed to have! Maybe he just was a great leader, with the ability to use some of jazz's geatest!

[@profchicoaraujo]

conheçam um saxofonista brasileiro chamado Urbano Medeiros. Abraços, prof. Chico jazzista

[@mOa59200]

Tu roxes aussi !

[@Ouellette1978]

Bill Evans is the Babe Ruth of jazz piano

[@ElMonoLescano]

Lee Konitz.. helpppp!!! you lose... Did you know the song!!!.. mmmmmmmmmmmm The sweden bass excelent and what a musicality of Alan Dawson, guauuuu!!.. MONO

[@rtifishul]

@RobinsonWith fuck yeah.

[@silventura771]

how about the base player and the drummer ?

[@BourdeoixEterno]

Nhop’s a master on the bass man, lays it down hard as hell

[@blueyedboymrdeath]

Is Lee using a double-lip embouchure ? Looks like it.

[@ginguenga]

wowowowo

[@AlexBilodeauMusic]

@Nuxunumo weeeerd. tankin.

[@reneematte8426]

💖♪ ♫ 🎼🎹🎹🎹🎹🥁🌺🎧🎼🎼🥁✿

[@Nuxunumo]

ALAN DAWSON O_O

[@Mahavishnu80]

That Danish bassist is on.

[@BrewskLitovsk]

Yes, since you've found out - certainly by scientific means - that Lee "doesn't have the jazz feeling", I can frankly admit that I'm Santa Claus. Proof? Come on dude, try me! ;)

[@thugiemaximum]

Konitz let's his nutz hang!

[@davekeen1963]

Is there anybody that NHOP didn't play with???

[@michaelhoward7009]

So sad to see this during the period when his left hand was virtually useless from drugs. Here a One handed genius.

[@23trillionskidoo]

dude stfu, his left hand fine at this point

[@jimbrown1559]

Reminds me of the alto player responding to a brainless critic, "Here's my horn, YOU play like warmed over Charlie Parker."

[@jbenjaminwilson]

It was his right hand he messed up from a bad needle, and that was in '62 or '63. Only affected his playing for a couple weeks. There's other footage from this concert and Bill plays very competently with both hands. He also often didn't use his left hand when playing in a 4/4 swing, which is a technique he picked up from Tristano. Listen to "Line Up" and "East Thirty-Second" or the "New York Improvisations" to hear Tristano doing that

[@JUANANTONIOXAS]

vaya gafas¡¡¡

[@bryancanonigo292]

lee takes a lot of mouthpiece in. Interesting

[@ShelterDogs]

Why do you think it took him 30 bars, Virtuosic? Just not his night?

[@postatility]

The great Gene Wilder,aka "Lee Konitz"

[@RanBlakePiano]

I just did

[@chapoteaukatz]

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[@sclogse1]

How bout this bass player. Somebody please transcribe his notes....I'll sit down with my guitar, try to play them, and realize I hopeless I am....

[@sclogse1]

How bout this bass player.

[@thinkbigize]

lee konitz (up) vs. paul desmond (down)? vote up or down!

[@daniello10000001]

hahaha :D

[@dr.chrisketo7193]

L.K.‘s music may be highly intelligent and complicated, but it (often) sounds wrong. So that's why Konitz didn't really become famous. I like it - but just 5 minutes.

[@prognosis2112]

So much wrong with your comment

[@amcsdmi]

man, I think I'm the only one who didn't really dig all that space. I think that was just him spacing out for a second guys, lol.

[@RobinsonWith]

BILL EVANS IS THE SHIT PIANO PLAYES NEED TO SHUT THE HELL UP IM DRUNK AS HELL

[@frankfeldman6657]

Whoah, that is some seriously outta tune playing.

[@runthomas]

no offence guys ...but they are all top musicians ...but didnt know how to play proper as a band, neither did they know how to hit a proper groove ...a lot of talent basicaly hitting no targets...this is what made miles davis , coltrane , blakey so special...listen to their tunes and bands , you got a proper consistent theme, even ornet coleman had a theme, ..these guys were all over the place...

[@BourdeoixEterno]

Please explain to me how they were all over the place, they were smoking, do you NOT listen to jazz at all? 🤤🤤

[@jeharli]

Miles Davis, Coltrane. You can mention all others. Bill Evans was just different, perfect music.

[@ARandom90sKid]

nope... just listen to bird and cannonball. It has nothing to do with lee konitz, he doesn't have the jazz feeling.

[@staffanlindstrom576]

Strangely boring.

[@hotdammusic]

Alan Dawson blows my mind, great solo here, as always.

[@Rickriquinho]

His solos are like exercises. He never “tells a story” ; he is not a great soloist.