Thursday 12 January 2006
SOUND LEE! FEAT. JASPER BLOM
Jorrit Dijkstra-alto saxophone, Jasper Blom-tenor saxophone, Guus Janssen-piano, Raoul van der Weijde-bass, Wim Janssen-drums
Nobody expresses the clear, melodic lines en the solid counterpoint of Lennie Tristano with as much lyricism as alto saxophonist Lee Konitz does. The group Sound-Lee! honors him with their brilliant debut album, cool, but far from cold, intelligent but definitely not cerebral, the rugged road they take through chord schedules always comes out elegant and fluent. The quartet’s own interpretation has much room for variation in the swing and passionate, individual expression in their contemporary improvisations.