Konitz, Lee & Dan Tepfer / Decade
| Album: | Decade | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Konitz, Lee & Dan Tepfer | Added: | Jul 2018 | |
| Label: | Verve Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-07-27 | Pull Date: | 2018-09-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 23 | Sep 16 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Aug 5 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 29, 2018: | Music Casserole
A Place We Know |
4. | Sep 13, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
A Place We Know |
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| 2. | Sep 20, 2018: | Mix Tape
Thrill |
5. | Aug 30, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Through The Tunnel, Through The Tunnel |
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| 3. | Sep 20, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Thrill |
6. | Aug 24, 2018: | Old Fart at Play
Alter Ego |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2018-07-25
Reviewed 2018-07-25
LEE KONITZ & DAN TEPFER: Decade
Verve, 2018
IMPROV JAZZ DUETS – Sax legend Lee Konitz (age 90) and pianist Dan Tepfer have collaborated several times, but this is only their second recording (the first was in 2007). The freely improvised tracks are more conversation than experiment, and have a quiet, intimate feel. Track 7 features a Disklavier player piano that responds to their improv using programmed algorithms, for a cool resonant effect.
NOTE: Each track ends with several seconds of silence.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15
1. 2:33 – raindrop piano, pensive sax
2. 3:49 – moody interplay turns dark
3. 2:40 – low scurry, jabbing middle
4. 4:27 – fragile trills, rising sax cries
5. 1:34 – intricate layered piano
6. 3:11 – layered sax lines intersect
7. 6:03 – rumbling, billowing duet
8. 1:08 – sax overdubs poke ‘n’ peep
9. 4:25 – slow > rhythmic > gentle
10. 2:16 – relaxed, casual & songlike
11. 1:39 – music box piano tinkle
12. 1:59 – sneaky duet, expands
13. 2:42 – spinning, slow sax & scat
14. 0:59 – questioning sax layers
15. 7:00 – standard: relaxed duet dances around melody
[ Fo ] - 25 July 2018
Verve, 2018
IMPROV JAZZ DUETS – Sax legend Lee Konitz (age 90) and pianist Dan Tepfer have collaborated several times, but this is only their second recording (the first was in 2007). The freely improvised tracks are more conversation than experiment, and have a quiet, intimate feel. Track 7 features a Disklavier player piano that responds to their improv using programmed algorithms, for a cool resonant effect.
NOTE: Each track ends with several seconds of silence.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15
1. 2:33 – raindrop piano, pensive sax
2. 3:49 – moody interplay turns dark
3. 2:40 – low scurry, jabbing middle
4. 4:27 – fragile trills, rising sax cries
5. 1:34 – intricate layered piano
6. 3:11 – layered sax lines intersect
7. 6:03 – rumbling, billowing duet
8. 1:08 – sax overdubs poke ‘n’ peep
9. 4:25 – slow > rhythmic > gentle
10. 2:16 – relaxed, casual & songlike
11. 1:39 – music box piano tinkle
12. 1:59 – sneaky duet, expands
13. 2:42 – spinning, slow sax & scat
14. 0:59 – questioning sax layers
15. 7:00 – standard: relaxed duet dances around melody
[ Fo ] - 25 July 2018
Track Listing
| 1. | Thrill | 8. | Egos Alter | |||
| 2. | 9/11 Suite - Part 1 | 9. | Rebounds | |||
| 3. | 9/11 Suite - Part 2 | 10. | A Place We Know | |||
| 4. | 9/11 Suite - Part 3 | 11. | Pulsing Orange | |||
| 5. | Pulsing Green | 12. | Whirlpool | |||
| 6. | Alter Ego | 13. | Ceaseless | |||
| 7. | Through The Tunnel | 14. | Eager Altos | |||
| 15. | Body And Soul | |||||