Rhapsody

Lee Konitz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Evidence
• ASIN: B0000014LW
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Hear a Rhapsody

2. Lo-Ko-Mo-And Frizz

3. The Aerie

4. Trio, No. 1

5. All the Things You Are

6. Exposition

7. Flyin': Mumbles and Jumbles

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Konitz in exploratory mood, July 27, 2000

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N. Dorward "obsessive reviewer" (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rhapsody (Audio CD)

Konitz's liking for unusual and challenging company leads to a particularly rewarding set of performances on this disc. No two tracks share the same personnel; the album basically alternates between Konitz-and-vocalist tracks (with singers Helen Merrill, Judy Niemack & Jay Clayton) and highly abstract improvisations (either completely "free" or just very far-out themeless takes on standard changes). One memorable track has Konitz & Gerry Mulligan playing free jazz; another has a charming scat duo with Clark Terry; but the real meat of the album is in the 20-minute exploration of the chord-changes to "All the Things You Are" with Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley & Gary Peacock, and the 13-minute improvisation on "I Hear a Rhapsody"'s changes by Konitz + the Paul Motian Trio, in which Konitz & Joe Lovano whimsically switch back and forth between various horns.

The tempos & mood of this album are mostly reflective & autumnal, but the music is also peculiarly astringent & experimental. The rhapsody of the vocal tracks is matched by the more private dialogues of the instrumentals. Demanding but rewarding, this is an essential Konitz album.