Lee Konitz
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Lee Konitz was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his cool jazz style and work with the Miles Davis Nonet on the landmark "Birth of the Cool" sessions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lee Konitz canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
alto saxophonist
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| birthName | Leon Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from COVID-19 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bill Evans
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Brad Mehldau NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Haden NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennie Tristano NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Warne Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-04-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Art Pepper
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Mark Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
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Lennie Tristano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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soprano saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf | Miles Davis Nonet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | cool jazz ⓘ |
| name | Lee Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Alone Together
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Inside Hi-Fi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at the Half Note NERFINISHED ⓘ Motion NERFINISHED ⓘ Subconscious-Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cool, dry alto saxophone tone
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improvisationally linear style ⓘ |
| notableWork | Birth of the Cool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Blue Note Records ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
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