Lee Konitz Quartet - Jazz A Juan (1974) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01. Antibes (9:14)
02. What Is This Thing Called Love (10:59)
03. Round About Midnight (10:21)
04. You're A Weaver Of Dreams (8:51)
05. The Song Is You (8:08)
06. Autumn Leaves (3:33)

Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
Martial Solal - piano
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass
Daniel Humair - drums

The always open-minded altoist Lee Konitz teams up with the advanced pianist Martial Solal, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Daniel Humair for this adventurous set, recorded live at the 1974 Antibes Jazz Festival. The quartet performs unpredictable and sometimes eccentric versions of five standards plus (on this CD reissue) a previously unissued rendition of Konitz's "Antibes." Solal, whose chord voicings and use of space are quite original, acts as an equal partner with Konitz and the music is often magical and never overly safe. Worth investigating. ~ Scott Yanow