Lee Konitz - Rhapsody II

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:52
Size: 163,1 MB
Art: Front

(8:09)  1. Body And Soul
(1:12)  2. Short Cut #1
(4:38)  3. Another View
(4:10)  4. Lover Man
(1:02)  5. Short Cut #2
(5:48)  6. Kary's Trance
(3:40)  7. Trio #2
(0:59)  8. Indiana Jones #1
(6:49)  9. You Don't Know What Love Is
(2:09) 10. Variation #1
(5:48) 11. Variation #2
(7:53) 12. Some Blues
(1:17) 13. Short Cut #3
(1:31) 14. Indiana Jones #2
(3:33) 15. Round And Round And Round
(4:31) 16. Sittin' In
(1:33) 17. Indiana Jones #3
(6:02) 18. Body and Soul, Finale

This follow-up to Rhapsody is another eclectic mix, with 19 tracks featuring the veteran alto saxophonist in various small group settings. Baritone sax great Gerry Mulligan and the leader flesh out an inspired duet of "Lover Man" and pianist Peggy Stern joins them for the spacy, extemporaneous "Trio #2." The brilliant flugelhornist Clark Terry is only featured on three very brief improvisations based on "Indiana," which is wasting a great talent. Konitz switches to soprano sax for a moody version of "You Don't Know What Love Is" with vocalist Sheila Jordan and bassist Harvie Swartz. This is an interesting but not essential CD that falls short of its namesake predecessor and The Lee Konitz Duets (Original Jazz Classics). ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/rhapsody-vol-2-mw0000081654

Personnel: Lee Konitz (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Judy Niemack, Sheila Jordan (vocals); Jeanfrançois Prins, John Scofield (guitar); Mark Feldman (violin); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry (flugelhorn); Kenny Werner (piano, synthesizer); Frank Wunsch, Peggy Stern, Yuko Fujiyama (piano); Jeff Williams (drums).

Rhapsody II

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