The always open-mended altoist Lee Konitz teams up with the advanced pianist Martial Solal, bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer Daniel Humair for this adventurous set, recorded live at the 1974 Antibes Jazz Festival. The quartet performs unpredictable and sometimes eccentric versions of five standards and a previously unissued rendition of Konit's "Antibes." Solal, whose chord voicings and use of space are quite original, acts as an equal partner with Konitz and the music is often magical and never overly safe. Worth investigating. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. Antibes (Lee Konitz)
2. What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)
3. Round About Midnight (Thelonious Monk)
4. You're a Weaver of Dreams (Victor Young)
5. The Song Is You (Jerome Kern)
6. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma)
LEE KONITZ alto saxophone
NIELS-HENNING ØRSTED PEDERSEN double bass
DANIEL HUMAIR drums
MARTIAL SOLAL piano
Recorded live during the festival Mondial de jazz, Antibes-Juan Les Pins, July 26, 1974
SteepleChase Records - SCCD 31072
