Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitzis an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist who was born in Chicago, Illinois...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth13 October 1927
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.
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Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.
new-york kids player
Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.
music player vocabulary
Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary.
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I've played with not such great players, and found that I was inspired to play very well. I welcome every one of those opportunities.
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I stand back, sometimes, behind the rhythm section, so I don't physically look like the leader. I don't like that concept too much.
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As soon as I play full bodied, I block out the rest of the sound. I'm just looking for the right note to fit the chords I'm hearing.
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One of the most interesting recordings I ever heard was hearing Tristano and Charlie Parker playing together. They were both at their peak.
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I hear many extra-musical things somehow in Coltrane.
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A lot of bands were doing remotes from ballrooms around the country.
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I wish that person outside would stop coughing.
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It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music.
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Each of these instruments has a voice, and if I hear a sound on an instrument that I don't like, I'm not interested usually in what he plays.
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People look for a messiah all the time. And everybody is just busy doing their own thing, trying to learn how to play the music.