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Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian's lyrics & chords
Recorded at New York's Birdland in December 2009, this album was compiled from two nights' playing by a band perfectly described by the New York Times as 'three eminences … all of whom, one way or another, were in on the early stages of loosening up rhythm and structure in jazz', plus 'a great younger player'. The preview went on to predict 'soft anarchy, a gig without preparation or rehearsal', and that's exactly what's delivered on this six-track album. Anyone who was present at Lee Konitz's 2006 Cheltenham Jazz Festival appearance (at whi...read more