Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980

Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980
Live album by
Lee Konitz and Martial Solal
Released1982
RecordedOctober 30, 1980
VenuePhilharmonie Berlin, West Germany
GenreJazz
LabelMPS
0068289
ProducerSender Freies Berlin
Lee Konitz chronology
Anti-Heroes
(1980) 		Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980
(1982) 		Woodstock Jazz Festival 1
(1981)
Martial Solal chronology
Four Keys
(1979) 		Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980
(1980) 		Bluesine
(1983)

Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 is a live album featuring a memorial concert for Lennie Tristano by saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Martial Solal which was recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie by Sender Freies Berlin as part of the Berliner Jazztage in 1980 and released on the MPS label in 1982.[1][2][3] The album was also released in the US on Pausa Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review stated "Although the repertoire certainly pays tribute to Tristano's legacy the altoist had grown quite a bit as an improviser during the previous 30 years and Solal is a major stylist in his own right. Their explorative and spontaneous music covers a wide area of styles from swing and cool-toned bop to freer explorations and lives up to one's expectations".[4]

Track listing

All Compositions by Martial Solal and Lee Konitz unless noted.

  1. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:45
  2. "No. 317 East 32nd Street" (Lennie Tristano) – 4:37
  3. "A Ballad for Lennie" – 7:35
  4. "Improvisation No. 53" – 5:56
  5. "Just a Blues" – 5:40
  6. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:32
  7. "Noblesse Oblige" (Ray Noble) – 5:44
  8. "Subconciously" (sic) (Lee Konitz) – 4:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 30, 2016
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 30, 2016
  3. ^ MPS Records: album entry accessed November 30, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Heroes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2016.