description Subconscious-Lee – Lee Konitz Overview
Subconscious-Lee, featuring saxophonist Lee Konitz and his quartet, presents a predominantly modal approach to improvisation during 1963, showcasing intricate melodic development within open harmonies and a restrained, sophisticated atmosphere.
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Is Subconscious-Lee a 1963 quartet album?
No. It compiles late-1940s and early-1950s recordings led by Lee Konitz or associated with Lennie Tristano's circle. Prestige issued the album in the mid-1950s.
Who plays on the title track "Subconscious-Lee"?
The title piece features Lee Konitz on alto saxophone with Lennie Tristano on piano and Warne Marsh on tenor saxophone. Billy Bauer's guitar is another important voice in these sessions.
What tune is "Subconscious-Lee" based on?
Konitz built the composition as a contrafact on the chord progression of "What Is This Thing Called Love?" That practice links the recording to bebop even though its phrasing is commonly associated with cool jazz.
How does Subconscious-Lee relate to Lennie Tristano's music?
Konitz, Marsh, and Bauer were central participants in Tristano's musical circle. The precise counterpoint and long melodic lines anticipate ideas heard in Tristano recordings such as "Intuition" and "Digression."
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