Lee Konitz - Strings for Holiday - A Tribute to Billie Holiday

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:22
Size: 137,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. The Man I Love
(5:04)  2. You've Changed
(4:27)  3. God Bless the Child
(6:06)  4. But Beautiful
(5:18)  5. I Cried for You
(5:30)  6. Lover Man
(4:19)  7. All of Me
(5:26)  8. Good Morning Heartache
(5:23)  9. For Heaven's Sake
(4:48) 10. Easy Living
(4:47) 11. These Foolish Things
(3:41) 12. For All We Know

Always eager to record in new situations, on this CD Lee Konitz is showcased with a string sextet (two violins, violas and cellos), bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Matt Wilson. The cool-toned altoist pays tribute during a dozen songs to both Billie Holiday and (in a more subtle fashion) tenor great Lester Young, two of his early idols. Daniel Schnyder contributed all of the arrangements for the set. Rather than weighing down the proceedings, Schnyder has the strings adding rich harmonies and phrases that seem to anticipate the leader's phrases, and they even swing. Lee Konitz, who added a vibrato to his sound for the project so he could recreate some of Billie Holiday's feeling, handles the ballads and medium-tempo material beautifully. Highlights include "The Man I Love," "I Cried For You," "All Of Me" and "Easy Living." A memorable and heartfelt effort by all concerned.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/strings-for-holiday-mw0000099426

Personnel:  Lee Konitz alto saxophone;  Mark Feldman violin;  Cenovia Cummin violin;  Jill Jaffe viola;  Ronald Lawrence  viola;  Erik Friedlander cello;  Daniel Pezzotti cello;  Michael Formanek
bass;  Matt Wilson drums.

Strings for Holiday - A Tribute to Billie Holiday

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