LEE KONITZ - Zo Ko Ma (1968-2008) RM | Series : Most Perfect Sound Edition | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Guitarist Attila Zoller, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff had played with one another on earlier occasions for over a decade, but this 1968 recording was their first together though Zo-Ko-Ma is officially billed by producer Joachim Ernst-Berendt as the "Attila Zoller-Lee Konitz Quartet with guest Albert Mangelsdorff." Joined by bassist Barre Phillips and drummer Stu Martin on some tracks, a good deal of the music has an experimental feeling to it, especially Konitz's "Feeling-In and Filling-In Villingen," which feature overlapping improvisations by the three players. Zoller's easygoing waltz "At Twighlite" and Mangelsdorff's "Alat's Mood" (the latter a trombone/guitar duet) are straight-ahead arrangements, while Konitz's haunting "Danke for the Memory" is a spacy trio piece with bass and guitar. Issued on LP by MPS in Europe, this extraordinary session is long overdue to be re-released on CD. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1     Zores Mores 5:42
Albert Mangelsdorff
2     Feeling-In and Filling-In in Villingen 4:10
Lee Konitz
3     Ach! Tavia /  Skertzo - Alicia's Lullaby 6:26
Lee Konitz
4     At Twighlite 5:54
Attila Zoller
5     Struwwelpeter 4:37
Attila Zoller
6     Alat's Mood 4:50
Albert Mangelsdorff
7     Freeline Fraulein 4:41
Lee Konitz
8     Danke for the Memory 4:02
Lee Konitz
9     Rumpelstilzchen 4:37
Attila Zoller
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Double Bass – Barre Phillips (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 9)
Drums – Stu Martin (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 9)
Guitar – Attila Zoller
Trombone – Albert Mangelsdorff