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Sidemen Birth Of
The Cool
Lee
Konitz
Lee Konitz (born October 13, 1927) is an American
jazz composer and alto saxophonist who was born in
Chicago, Illinois.
Some CDs, on which he is heard:
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7,
1930)[1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins
is widely recognized as one of the most important and
influential jazz musicians. A number of his
compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy",
and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
Some CDs, on which he is heard:
Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996)
Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6, 1927 –
January 20, 1996) was an American jazz saxophonist,
clarinetist, composer and arranger.Though Mulligan is
primarily known as one of the leading baritone
saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument
with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he
was also a notable arranger, working with Claude
Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others.
Some CDs, on which he is heard:
John Lewis (1920 - 2001)
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was
an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best
known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz
Quartet.
Some CDs, on which he is heard:
Kenny Clarke (1914 - 1985)
Kenny Clarke (January 9, 1914 – January 26, 1985),
born Kenneth Spearman Clarke, nicknamed "Klook" and
later known as Liaqat Ali Salaam, was a jazz drummer and
bandleader. He was a major innovator of the bebop style
of drumming. As the house drummer at Minton's Playhouse
in the early 1940s, he participated in the after hours
jams that led to the birth of Be-Bop, which in turn led
to modern jazz. While in New York, he played with the
major innovators of the emerging bop style, Charlie
Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Curly Russell
and others, as well as musicians of the prior
generation, including Sidney Bechet. He spent his later
life in Paris.
Some CDs, on which he is heard:
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