Lee Konitz - Motion

Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises!

Monthly releases highlighting the world's most historic and best jazz records!

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog tape

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Recorded on August 29, 1961, at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Creed Taylor, Motion is one of Lee Konitz's most celebrated albums and a landmark of spontaneous trio interplay, featuring Konitz on alto with bassist Sonny Dallas and drummer Elvin Jones.

The piano-less ensemble creates an open harmonic and rhythmic space, allowing Konitz's long, airy lines to unfold over Jones' shimmering, elastic drumming and Dallas' clear, propulsive bass, as the trio transforms standards such as "I Remember You," "All of Me," and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" into vehicles for cool-toned, conversational improvisation.

With its rare blend of freedom, swing, and structural clarity, the album remains a defining document of early-1960s Verve and a touchstone for minimal, open-form jazz interaction.

 

1. Fooling Myself

2. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

3. I'll Remember April

4. I Remember You

5. All of Me

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