Lee Konitz - Satori (1974)

Tracklist

01 - Just Friends
02 - On Green Dolphin Street
03 - Satori
04 - Sometime Ago
05 - What's New
06 - Hymn
07 - Free Blues

personnel :

Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
Martial Solal - acoustic & electric pianos
Dick Katz - electric piano
David Holland - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums

This is an excellent release that is fairly typical of a Lee Konitz program from the 1970s and '80s. There are a few standards (such as "Just Friends," "Green Dolphin Street" and "What's New"), a few fairly advanced pieces ("Satori" and "Free Blues"), thoughtful improvisations and a bit of hard-swinging. Inspired by the presence of pianist Martial Solal, bassist David Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette, Konitz stretches himself as usual and comes up with consistently fresh statements while generally playing at a low introspective volume. ~ Scott Yanow