| Dig-It | ||||
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| Studio album by Lee Konitz and Ted Brown | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | May 1999 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:47 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCCD 31466 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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| Ted Brown chronology | ||||
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Dig-It is an album by saxophonists Lee Konitz and Ted Brown recorded in 1999 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [5] |
In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote: "A less known figure, Brown is nevertheless a wonderful player; his style basically as it was in the ’50s, occupying sort of a middle ground between Warne Marsh and Lester Young. It’s interesting to note the subtle difference in Konitz’s approach here, compared to his work with the like-minded Marsh. ... I’ve always felt that returning to this material brings out the best in Konitz, and it’s great to hear Brown again".[6] On All About Jazz, Marc Corotto noted "This reunion in a pianoless quartet is all about their mentor, Lennie Tristano. His music (their music) of the 1940/50’s paralleled bebop, but in a complex multi-layered way. Tristano was said to have instructed the two to play “...deliberately uninflected, in a neutral tone, concentrating instead on the solo.” This style, reflected on this release, is anything but unemotional. Konitz and Brown’s cool tones create a delicate internal tension that is and was a bridge between Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman".[7]
Track listing
All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted
- "Smog Eyes" (Ted Brown) – 8:28
- "Dig-It" (Brown) – 8:03
- "317 E. 32nd Street" (Lennie Tristano) – 7:08
- "Dream Stepper" – 7:12
- "Down the Drain" – 4:34
- "Hi Beck" – 9:38
- "Featherbed" (Brown) – 9:04
- "Kary's Trance" – 6:43
- "Subconscious Lee" – 11:29
Personnel
References
- ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed May 30, 2017
- ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed May 30, 2017
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed May 30, 2017
- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed May 30, 2017
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 839. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, March 1, 2000
- ^ Corrotto, M. All About Jazz Review, January 1, 2000
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