R.I.P. Lee Konitz
’ “Birth of the Cool” sessions, died Wednesday due to complications with COVID-19. He was 92.
Konitz enjoyed stints with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra and Stan Kenton’s Orchestra, worked with pianist Lennie Tristano, Stan Kenton, Warne Marsh, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans. And he played with Davis’ nonet on their “Birth of the Cool” Capitol recordings, a landmark in post-bebop jazz.
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