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Motion (3 CD set)

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A pivotal album in the career of Lee Konitz – and one that shows him really stretching out, past his tightly arranged style of the 50s! Lee's working here in a fairly free trio setting – backed by only Sonny Dallas on bass and Elvin Jones on drums. Jones plays loosely and openly on the kit, taking Lee through some great extended tracks that bristle with a sharp and modern energy that stands in great contrast to the cooler Konitz sound of the 50s – into a style that almost matches the energy of Sonny Rollins' classic Live At The Village Vanguard recordings for Blue Note. Titles include "All Of Me", "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" and "I'll Remember April". Plus this limited edition expanded set features 2 extra discs worth of material – alternate takes and rehearsals recorded in a trio format with Nick Stabulas instead of Elvin Jones, for a total of 38 tracks in all! (In a really nice gatefold digipack.)  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.