LEE KONITZ QUARTET - Zounds (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is a very interesting if occasionally unsettling CD. Lee Konitz (doubling on alto and soprano) and his 1990 quartet (which is comprised of Kenny Werner on piano and occasional synthesizer, bassist Ron McClure and drummer Bill Stewart) emphasize freely improvised performances throughout the date. Two standards ("Prelude to a Kiss" and "Taking a Chance on Love") are interpreted pretty freely while all of the other selections are group originals; Konitz even takes an unplanned "vocal" (more an example of sound explorations then an attempt at conventional singing) on "Synthesthetics." This is a consistently stimulating and rather unpredictable outing by the talented group. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Prologue 5:29
Lee Konitz / Ron McClure / Bill Stewart / Kenny Werner
2     Zounds 2:33
Lee Konitz / Ron McClure / Bill Stewart / Kenny Werner    
3     Prelude to a Kiss 5:19
Duke Ellington / Irving Gordon / Irving Mills
4     Blue Samba 4:19
Lee Konitz
5     All Things Considered 14:38
Lee Konitz
6     Synthesthetics 7:29
Lee Konitz / Ron McClure / Bill Stewart / Kenny Werner
7     Taking a Chance on Love 4:12
Vernon Duke / Ted Fetter / John Latouche
8     Piece for My Dad 4:31
Kenny Werner
9     Soft Lee 6:14
Lee Konitz
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Voice – Lee Konitz
Bass – Ron McClure
Drums – Bill Stewart
Piano, Synthesizer – Kenny Werner