Lee Konitz - At Storyville 1954 (full album)

from album ''Lee Konitz - At Storyville'' (Storyville Black Lion)
00:00 A1 - Hi Beck (introduction by John Mclelland)
08:23 A2 - If I Had You
19:45 A3 - Subconscious Lee
25:22 B1 - Sound-Lee
31:59 B2 - Foolin' Myself
37:57 B3 - Ablution (introduction by John Mclelland)
43:24 B4 - These Foolish Things
*recorded at the Storyville Club in the
Copley Square Hotel, Boston, 5th January 1954
Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
Ronnie Ball - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Alan Levitt - drums
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*tags
jazz blues 50s cool jazz Lennie Tristano Charlie Parker

[@evanderson92]

Lee Konitz may be gone but these recordings ensure he lives forever

[@coryallan1786]

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[@damonholden8572]

@Cory Allan Definitely, have been using Flixzone for since november myself :)

[@DeanMk1]

What a consummate player. I listen to this classic album with a tear in my eye. Gone but never fogotten...Lee Konitz.

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

Fantastic playing by Konitz, and a very good Ronnie Ball. I once heard Konitz live, in his later years. Much more simple playing, but a joy to listen to.

[@belleepoque4597]

Live from the Copley square hotel in Boston! I'm going to think about that every time I'm walking through Copley square on my way to work. So, so awesome.

[@polobradaigh1]

I listened to this on Christmas day when everyone had gone home. I've always loved Lee's style, particularly during the '50s. Thanks for uploading this - great music.

[@junkyarddaug]

This session was aided by the sheer awesomeness on Mr. Percy Heath. Oh to be a jazz loving fly on the wall that night.

[@tonymartin6199]

never heard him playing so much bass. those solos 😍

[@davemahar]

George Wein let us in when we were teenage jazz freaks. Across the street was the Stable where Herb Pomeroy's big band played on Thursday. How lucky we were.

[@Rickriquinho]

Lee Konitz, we will always love you!

[@Trekki61]

BeBop, CoolBop, HardBop - Greatest Times of Jazz ever (I like Eric Dolphy and John Cotrane and some others too)!

[@redeyexpress1]

Thanks for posting this great album!

[@spensert4933]

God first 8 bars of this concert are just smooooove no warming up necessary...

[@ministryofdressing]

reading to the beat generation poem with this is dope !

[@petehurt2]

You must stop smoking that stuff.

[@spensert4933]

Which one?

[@katherinehunter9526]

@@petehurt2 Or smoke more....lol

[@MrJazzologist1]

Lee was second only to the great Art Pepper - and that's not a derogatory comment. I've always been a fan of Lee's great individuality and mastery of the alto. This album exemplifies those talents. The fifties were wonderful years of the jazz era, massive experimental works moved jazz into another world. Whether it will ever again change so dramatically is debatable.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+Barney Rostaing Good for you, Barney. Facts can never altered by opinions.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+GeoCoppens You appear to all screwed-up about my comment,. I have never maintained that playng fast was a guide to quality in music. It may be a reflection on the intelligence and dexterity of the player. For me to love the quality if Art Pepper should by irtself be a guide for you to appreciate where I come from in jazz. If it doesn't, then to me you are a complete phony - a point score. A numb nut.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+GeoCoppens I'm afraid it's you who's' fucked-up mentally. What you know about musical skill is just hot air, the impressions of an egoist. I;'ll tell YOU what musical skill and genius is, mate in two words - Arturo Sandaval. I'd stick to 'pop' music if I were you.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+GeoCoppens You've well and truly revealed your stupidity. You know absolutely NOTHING about jazz - you're too immature and uneducated. Now finally, FUCK OFF.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+GeoCoppens And you? You are a life support system for an ego, little else. I've forgotten more about jazz than all the posers like you in the world,. moron, from Artie Shaw' brilliance to the current dynamic crop. You should be charged with obtaining money under false pretenses if you actually receive money for writing pretentious garbage in some third-rate poaper. They may be naive - I am not. Please fuck off, or I will arrange a meet with you.

[@TheYabasta]

the post here is a bit aggressive, thanks for this early lee, educational, different and great sound in note to note form.

[@dolphytone]

Amazing and stil advanced at his advanced age, the Man is timeless.

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Konitz' playing has really got Evans '"BOPPIN" Fast!

[@KingfisherLtd]

Sleep well Lee. Say hello to Ornette, Mulligan and Monk!

[@jcroshi]

I love lee and mark

[@AntonioBetancourt48]

...fenomenal...

[@inmacolata666]

Great set!

[@juniorbramble7760]

Konitz is a lightweight on this Album🇻🇨🇻🇨✍🏿

[@gabri3l367]

Jazz Immenso

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Subconscious Lee = What Is This Thing Called Love, aka "Hot House," by Dameron. Anybody else write a "take-off" on this tune? Ball actually threw in a reference to "Hot House" here!

[@sohrabjabari5979]

دمت گرم عمو lee

[@staffanlindstrom576]

Ronnie Ball is good.

[@johnlindstrom9994]

You're a Swede?

[@jiyujizai]

🙄💚🌱🌸

[@MartinBlack]

Hep

+ skajazz :)

[@johnhorner7510]

Storyville is still in the Copley square hotel but the new owner hates JAZZ and doesn't know the history of his nightclub. Many musicians have gone there trying to get gigs but to no avail. The owners could market the club as an original JAZZ club that made genuine American JAZZ history. They could make money in Boston (which has sophisticated audiences that would appreciate real JAZZ) by doing that kind of marketing but they won't. They're stubborn as hell. They absolutely have no understanding of the significance of their club to the history of JAZZ and no appreciation for real music. Phew!!

[@tomsmith522]

Lee Konitz so light and melodic 🎵🎼🎷a great improviser for seven decades just amazing...RIP my brother ✡️🇮🇱🎶🇺🇲🎷💕

[@joshuarosenberg2183]

I sat next to Lee Konitz a month or two ago at the Pre-Show to a Jazz performance at Lincoln Center! I didn't even know about it until they stopped mid-show to let everyone know he was in the audience and to give him a round of applause!

[@trudywretched]

LULZ josh

[@katherinehunter9526]

Joshua Rosenberg, what a fabulous memory. Thanks for sharing it. May Lee rest in peace. ✌💞🎷🎶🙏 KEH 🇨🇦

[@billmcalpine]

Great story. Jazz at Lincoln Center is a treat, at Dizzy's Club there couple of years ago. Thanks for posting!

[@marykazak2109]

One of those gifts from the Universe!

[@wasteofspace20]

He was such a tasteful and considerate player,best to all of you.

[@improcat1]

RIP Lee Konitz, jazz legend. It was great to see you live at a small jazz club in Kyoto Japan in the 90s. "I'm constantly amazed at the miracle of improvising. That's what's been so intriguing for a whole lifetime, because in really trying to improvise, I have the benefit of surprises...sometimes they are great surprises." - Lee Konitz

[@xxczerxx]

I don't actually know much about Konitz, but was he inspired by modern classical music etc? His phrasing often goes right past the swing/blues kinda idiom that was the bedrock for bebop and into this sound that is outright avant garde.

[@jeffdawson2786]

He gave the world so much. Nothing he ever recorded ever sounded the same. Always fresh and interesting, there will never be anyone like him. Goodbye, dear one.

[@sclogse1]

Konitz starts at 54 seconds in. Don't miss this. It's brilliant.

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Pure and Abstract, like Bach. Konitz and Marsh extensively explored counterpoint, for instance. Check out "Marshmallow" on YTube.

[@tonymartin6199]

fuck the “tuning” jus listen to the music, lighten up, light it up, go flying with Lee n the band. Its what they would have wanted.

[@gnossarian]

Lee was so fuckin' deep man!

[@善史小野]

リ―コッツの場合、トリスタ―ノ影響下時代、大教祖があまりにも、その閃光的なプレイを大絶賛したので、自分のスタイルを探したかった、ただトリスタ―ノマニヤン的な演奏する人は少なかった、経済的な理由で楽団を渡り歩き、自分探しを試みた、解るでしょ、イミテイトでは嫌なんですよ、ただ５０年代のか彼はフレージングも鋭い、私は、スト―ビルクラブのライブ、愛聴しています、それと最晩年の悟りの境地に達した演奏も、良くきいています🎼🎼🎵🤖🎹

[@Hubstone11]

So clear the notes; so pleasing to the ear I first heard this on an AM radio station out of Rochester NY in mid 60's.

[@onserfdez7958]

At first, I thought of how much Mr. Konitz sounded like Paul Desmond or Bud Shank, but maybe they sounded like HIM! Such a light lyrical tone, he's more like a hummingbird around those rare mountain orchids. I'm there in the club, at 2:30 am eating half of a stale doughnut, waving cigarette smoke away and nursing my rum and coke while tapping my foot, eyes closed, listening to those triple tongued notes fly by me.

[@jimbrown1559]

Lee and Paul were both strongly influenced by Pres (Lester Young), and Paul was somewhat influenced by Lee. BUT -- there is little resemblance in their styles. They're two of my favorite artists, especially Paul.

[@youmutha]

Right on, brother! Right on.

[@youmutha]

Right on, brother! Right on.

[@rodneygolden2796]

'Ablution' is a melodic and harmonic take off analogous to 'The Way You Look Tonight', if you were to ask me. Listen for yourself.

[@frankpowell699]

Nobody has mentioned that Ronnie Ball, pianist, was English. Such style.

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

***** Huh, wise guy.

[@docsaxman]

@@BuckshotLaFunke1 No one Mentioned that Lee Konitz was American. Such style.

[@mrperryjthomas]

When I listen to early Lee Konitz....I can't help but feel that his late 40's style,had a profound influence on the foundation of Paul Desmond's style. I think Lee's influence had a lasting impact on Paul's playing...who took it and improved on it,long after Lee had moved on to the next stage of his own personal evolution.

[@davemahar]

My thoughts exactly!

[@giordanopagotto7940]

Totally! But I think Konitz is a bit more "exploratory" even in his early works. I love Paul Desmond's playing as well, but I don't think he ever messed with phrasing and chromaticism the way Konitz did. On the other hand Konitz was never as comfortably "laid back" as Desmond. Both wonderful players!

[@mrperryjthomas]

+Barney Rostaing Barney...Art Pepper was a Bird disciple,as were many young aspiring alto players in the mid 40's. Pepper was a cooler Parker admirer..much like Konitz and Desmond. I believe he never got to develop his own definitive style from Parker like Konitz and later..Desmond did. He spent a lot of time with Stan Kenton in the late forties,and by the time he reemerged in the mid 50's,his style was hesitant and his ideas seemed lackluster. Konitz had also seemed to become more of a dabbler,rather than an inspired soloist by the mid '50's. Paul Desmond,by his close affiliation with Dave Brubeck...actually seemed to feel joy in his solos with Brubeck. Considering that Dave wasn't that much of a soloist himself,the bulk of the inspired solo work was contributed by Desmond...and later Joe Morello. I always felt that alto players like Phil Woods, Gigi Gryce. Lou Donaldson.along with Paul Desmond,were among the most inspired and lyrical players that were on a par with Charlie Parker in the mid 1950's

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

Lee was, among other things, an incredible melodist. an incisiveness and creativity that for me goes beyond desmond or the others. he says he got his tone from the tradition of french saxaphone, btw. i think you may never hear lee play the same thing twice. this period of his is aurally priceless...

[@petercates6706]

I agree totally sir and am collecting recordings of both men. I have one lp featuring Konitz and Brubeck together after Desmond had left. I also highly recommend the CTI albums of Desmond !

[@bomgoroguesthouseindaegu7531]

RIP Lee Konitz~!

[@sclogse1]

Huge fan of this period of Konitz. If you notice..the album is out of tune. Many early recordings are. (after the 78 period). Tune your guitar and try to play along. You'll be off key.

[@egyptianminor]

I hear you, it's a drag when that's the case. The original printing of Miles' classic 'Kind of Blue' was like that, but the 1990s remaster(?) corrected the wrong tape speed and put it in concert key. Peace.

[@improcat1]

EgyptianMinor . Corrected the speed of Kind of Blue and ruined the album. The slightly wrong speed was probably a vital part of the unique atmosphere of the original.

[@thomasfadden3394]

I have a cassette of Charlie Parker at Storyville and it drives me crazy how sharp it is, but I still listen to it every so often 😊

[@beachnut1043]

Lee plays some amazing ideas melodically and rhythmically on "If I Had You" all the way from the traditional to the "out-there"...

[@renatosaxvalsi966]

Obrigado por sua contribuição à Música!

[@LaloRojasSax]

🙏🏼 Gracias Lee. Nos vemos allá...

[@dadtablet2092]

Beautiful...please omit announcer. He be brown spots on otherwise good banana.

[@tiagobernadac6005]

Descanse em paz, Lee Konitz. R. I. P. Mister Konitz.

[@tommyoneill5862]

Sitting in my Beacon Hill SRO feeling Hip for a change

[@spensert4933]

Another date from this venue is here different tunes kzbin.info/www/bejne/naHFXpqeapJ3p9U

[@combatarmsownage666]

Rest in peace.

[@rodrigom4042]

Thanks for the music!!

[@justinl3692]

Rest in Peace Lee...

[@jmet678]

Just the greatest music ever made.

[@robertgaborkiss6702]

RIP!

[@JR-nl3mh]

RIP. Saw him in Guinaraes Jazz, Portugal. Elderly but what a musician.

[@gororinnyan]

2020年4月15日、コロナウイルスによる肺炎で亡くなられた…合掌

[@ave5163]

今知りました‼️　r.i.p.

[@hanksenpai9125]

Nice playing Casey Neistat

[@ptud]

Just another Lee

[@ptud]

Just another Lee fantastic. Good to see there are a lot o

[@zqa12swx]

Konitz sleeps Sound-Lee 25:55

[@worsley1000]

LONG LIVE LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sharonibaloni6693]

yeah he can play. never heard of him. suprises me. why it took this long for album to come up on you tube?

[@johnlindstrom9994]

"Ablution": same chords as "All the Things You Are." Perennial favorite!

[@noiseforthealgorithm4668]

Rest in peace! Such a great artist

[@MrJazzologist1]

There us one sax solo which never fails to fill me with pleasure, and that;s one by Paul Desmond with Dave Brubeck; quartet at the Brandenburg gate concert playing "in your own sweet way". Utterly beautiful and imaginitive.

[@LarryTQueen]

AH YES AH YES AH YES MAY WE BE FORGIVEN IS WE ARE IDOLTROUS OR WHATEVER AN NO GBNERATION CAN LIVE IN THE WORLDS OF THOSE AFTER US SAYS GIBRAN AN YET NOT REALL TRUE FO WE CAN IN THE WPRLDS O YESTERDATY TODAY AN TMIIROW, FUSING AND FISSION----INTLLECTUAL IMAGINATION. O OH OH OH, FORGIVE ME I DONT BELIVE I MEAN NO HARM TO NOBODY,,,,

[@MrJazzologist1]

How can an addled brain like yours write about anything but your genitals, chum?

[@billmcalpine]

Wonderful, thanks for posting.

[@derkzweers4142]

My kind of guy on alto, pretty good sound quality for a 54 live recording. 👍

[@odiseo986]

¡Gracias por compartir! esta grabación.... ¡me encanta!

[@cinkilinkica]

he's still alive

[@hipolitrs]

Primera audició d'aquest disc i d'aquest músic. MOLT BO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alvarorojas1120]

Gracias YOU TUBE por ayudar a volver a oír estas OBRAS MAESTRAS del B.BOP.

[@spiritualphysics]

The album cover was cool.. seemed a good reason to click this selection...glad am I 🌚

[@bobglina1009]

You made a wise choice.

[@dimitriskaraganis]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@123must]

Absolutely beautiful ! A lot of thanks

[@flat5flat9flat13]

Featuring Dr. Strangelove on alto saxophone.

[@nutlet1]

agrees

[@charlesduckettjr.800]

Now everyone wonders what "you", a nobody non-player, look like.

[@trudywretched]

Actually it's a young Henry Kissinger

[@julioclaudio8374]

La vieja escuela ser viejo no es un delito es un privilegio gracias maestro.D.E.P

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Ablution must be "All the Things You Are'" an all-time jazz classic

[@DucksDeLucks]

I wonder if Konitz influenced Paul Desmond. They have a similar breathy tone though Desmond is more tart.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+DucksDeLucks I personally find Desmond just that more inventive - and on the sweeter side.

[@DucksDeLucks]

John Perks I don't like to compare people but definitely on the sweeter side with his tone, as Stan Getz was on tenor.

[@MrJazzologist1]

+DucksDeLucks Surely comparisons highlight the greats? We both know that there are good, brilliant and mediocre in all aspects oif life and people.

[@stirfry54]

I like them both, but there's no question that Desmond aped Konitz the way so many others were aping Charlie Parker (Stitt, McLean). How the imitator is judged "more inventive" I'll never know. Konitz moved on, once Desmond had his (Konitz's) sound down. I like Desmond too. But Konitz has no peer.

[@bobglina1009]

I think so

[@odedfried-gaon2880]

absolutely awesome!!!

[@jiyujizai]

💘❣️

[@atombomb31458]

i like the piana player

[@123must]

A lot of thanks !

[@gabri3l367]

Wonderful ! Jazz at the top !

[@theHellzaPoppinjazz4u]

fabulous. ty sir.

[@PSLegend999]

subscribed. well done.

[@0035YURI]

This is great! Thanks!

[@johnlindstrom9994]

I keep thinking I'm hearing "Hot House", starting at 19:45!

[@johnlindstrom9994]

@@jameschristopher1409 Correct! Any other tunes based on those chords?

[@tonymartin6199]

John Lindstrom Wham Bam Thank You Mam by Charles Mingus

[@akayrk]

wow toward the end

[@BuckshotLaFunke1]

Konitz, heard him once live, long ago. What a great and honest musician.

[@lesterwyoung]

Echoes of Frank Trumbauer.

[@callippo99]

precision bebop. I would not complain about this.

[@nogueiraeditorial2153]

Alguém no Brasil ouvindo esta musica????

[@osvaldoemarques2159]

Alô Marcelo Nogueira estou aqui em Brasília ouvindo este excelente disco. Não sei se você conheceu Jorge Ferreira da Silva, o popular Jorginho, excelente saxofonista-alto e flautista. Fan do Lee Konitz tocava igual a ele. A sonoridade. Dizia-se isso prá ele e ele dizia "Quem dera". E ele tinha o disco agora postado como outros. Eu também meu caro Marcelo sou fan do Lee Konitz. Mas não tenho o disco postado. Saudações.

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Very abstract, just like Tristano, his mentor; not like Bird, Paul, or Art, who, for instance, was far more emotionally intense.

[@walkercatenaccio]

But we have to admit that lots of the riffs and runs are pure Bird, just like with every other horn player in the fifties. He established the entire melodic and harmonic vocabulary of bop and early modern jazz, at least until the advent of the minimalism of Miles and the structures of Trane.

[@andrewsilverstein6186]

Beautiful

[@matthewrogers20]

Fantastical

[@lucasgomes7553]

sick intro

[@ponderosa1850]

nice!

[@AlanSenzaki]

My favorite altoist. R.I.P. Lee.