LEE KONITZ | MICHEL PETRUCCIANI - Toot Sweet (1982-2001) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This 1982 meeting between the veteran alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and the young pianist (19 at the time of the session) Michel Petrucciani is a success on all counts. Konitz's fragile alto is complemented by Petrucciani's lush backing in "I Hear a Rhapsody," while their abstract approach to "'Round Midnight" and "Lover Man" are both very refreshing. Konitz is unaccompanied for his wandering "Ode," while the pianist is featured alone on his complex portrait "To Erlinda," which is dedicated to his first wife. Petrucciani and Konitz wrote the brief closer, the lively blues "Lovelee," during which they initially play apart from one another before joining forces to close with a flourish. This was only Petrucciani's third recording, yet he plays far beyond his years; this recommended CD will be difficult to find due to the demise of the Owl label. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1     I Hear a Rhapsody 4:43
Jack Baker / George Fragos / Dick Gasparre
2     To Erlinda 5:03
Michel Petrucciani
3     'Round About Midnight 16:00
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
4     Lover Man 15:35
Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
5     Ode 4:46
Lee Konitz
6     Lovelee 2:11
Lee Konitz / Michel Petrucciani
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone [Selmer] – Lee Konitz
Piano [Bosendorfer Imperial] – Michel Petrucciani
Notas.
Recorded at Centre Musical Bosendorfer, Paris on May 25, 1982