This post is by Scott
Recorded on October 30, 1980
In 1967, Lee Konitz recorded an album for Milestone that many regard as one of his finest, The Lee Konitz Duets. Subsequently, Konitz continued to demonstrate his affinity for recording in a duo setting. Not suprisingly, he primarily focused on pianists as duo partners, since the instrument is so flexible and pairs so well with other instrumentalists (and singers).
In fact, I did a bit of research and discovered that, over the span of his career, Konitz released at least 37 albums featuring the saxophone-piano duo format! I've listed them below, preceded by the years in which they were recorded.
Of course, I haven't heard all these records. But I have heard many of them, and Martial Solal's encounters with Konitz are always something special. Every one is worth hearing, but my favorite is their collaboration from the 1980 Berliner Jazztage. Edel now owns MPS Records, and they've actually reissued this album recently on vinyl.
Lee Konitz Duo Albums with Pianists - Discography
1975: Windows with Hal Galper (SteepleChase)
1977: Duplicity with Martial Solal (Horo)
1980: Heroes with Gil Evans (Verve)
1980: Anti-Heroes with Gil Evans (Verve)
1980: Duo: Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 with Martial Solal (MPS)
1982: Toot Sweet with Michael Petrucciani (Owl)
1983: Star Eyes, Hamburg 1983 with Martial Solal (hatOLOGY)
1984: Wild as Springtime with Harold Danko (GFM/Candid)
1988: Song of the Stars with John Taylor (Jazz House)
1988: Solitudes with Enrico Pieranunzi (Philology)
1989: Frank-Lee Speaking with Frank Wunsch (West Wind)
1990: Once Upon a Line with Harold Danko (Musidisc)
1991: Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Lee Konitz (Alliance)
1992: Unleemited with Kenny Werner (Owl)
1992: Lee Konitz Meets Don Friedman (Insights)
1993: 12 Gershwin in 12 Keys with Franco D'Andrea (Philology)
1993: Italian Ballads Vol. 1: Parlami D'Amore with Stefano Battaglia (Philology)
1993: Into It with Frank Wunsch (West Wind)
1993: Speakin' Lowly with Renato Sellani (Philology)
1993: All the Way (The Soft Way) with Renato Sellani (Philology)
1995: Breaths and Whispers: Homage to Alexandr Skrjabin with Umberto Petrin (Philology)
1996: Inside Cole Porter with Franco D'Andrea (Philology)
1996: Inside Rogers with Franco D'Andrea (Philology)
1996: An Evening with Lee Konitz and Frank Wunsch (Jazzwerkstatt)
1997: Out of Nowhere with Paul Bley (SteepleChase)
1997: The Frankfurt Concert with Frank Wunsch (West Wind)
1997: Delightful Duets 3 with Rein De Graaff (Blue Jack/Solid)
2000: Live-Lee with Alan Broadbent (Milestone)
2000: More Live-Lee with Alan Broadbent (Milestone)
2001: Ides of March with Glauco Venier (Artesuono)
2002: Konitz Meets Bollani: Suite for Paolo with Stefano Bollani (Philology)
2005: Lee Konitz Meets Riccardo Arrighini: Eu Não Existo (Thanks, A.C. Jobim) (Philology)
2005: The Glenn Gould Session with Brian Dickinson (Philology)
2006: October Waltz with Frank Wunsch (Laika)
2007: Ashiya with Walter Lang (Pirouet)
2009: Duos with Lee with Dan Tepfer (Sunnyside)
2018: Decade with Dan Tepfer (Verve)
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