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2017 Lee Konitz and George Schuller: Not So Cool After All
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40:05 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4 on Server and Cloud
Thu May 04 2017
Interviewer, Jason Patterson
04:44 Lee Konitz discusses his influences 05:13 Konitz explains why he chose the alto saxophone 05:49 Konitz thanks his influencers for helping develop his tone 06:18 Konitz refuses to talk about the beginning of his career, explaining he’d rather talk about the present than the past 06:40 Konitz discusses the importance of improvisation within a set list 07:45 Konitz, George Schuller & Dan Tepfer discuss the band; their tenure together and how they tend to function as a unit 10:30 Konitz speaks to playing changes and his trick of singing syllables 11:07 Tepfer explains how he sees Konitz’s connection to form 12:33 Konitz speaks to his versatility in terms of playing both standards and avant-garde, though he says the “out there” is more difficult to maintain 13:08 Schuller describes his experience playing with Konitz 15:03 Tepfer and Konitz discuss how Konitz’s style varied from the norm with many of his peers, most heavily influenced by Charlie Parker 17:10 Konitz, Schuller and Tepfer reflect on Gil Evans and the so-called Birth of the Cool band 20:35 Schuller reflects on his father, Gunther Schuller, who coined the term ‘third stream,’ and what that terminology meant, particularly in light of some certain groups 25:50 Tepfer describes his background, particularly vis-à-vis being the youngest member of the band, including how he came to meet Konitz 31:29 Tepfer speaks to the differences of learning to play inside and outside of institutional structures 34:21 Konitz discusses his new habit of singing and scatting lyrics 37:03 Demonstration “Darn That Dream”
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