GIL EVANS | LEE KONITZ - Heroes (1980-1991) APE (tracks), lossless

This CD (and its follow-up Anti-Heroes) features the rather odd duo of Lee Konitz (on alto and soprano) and pianist Gil Evans. Since Evans was far from a virtuoso and at best played "arranger's piano" (particularly at this late stage in his life), his accompaniment behind Konitz is quite sparse. The repertoire includes standards, Konitz's "Aprilling," an adaptation of some Chopin and a medley of Evans' "Blues Improvisation" and "Zee Zee." But frankly overall this is a rather uneventful and often dull release that can easily be passed by. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Prince of Darkness 6:08
Wayne Shorter
2     Reincarnation of a Lovebird 6:45
Charles Mingus
3     Aprilling 8:23
Lee Konitz
4     What Am I Here For? 6:13
Duke Ellington / Frankie Laine
5     All the Things You Are 6:49
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
6     Prelude No. 20 in C Minor, Opus 28 6:15
Frédéric Chopin
7     Blues Improvisation/Zee Zee 6:14
Gil Evans
8     Lover Man 6:21
Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Liner Notes – Lee Konitz
Piano – Gil Evans