Lee Konitz
alto saxophone
Alto saxophonist whom Barry remembers sitting in with Charlie Parker at the Crystal Bar in Detroit; Barry does not recall working with him himself.
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What Barry says
Asked whether Bird had a big sound in person, Barry remembers a night at the Crystal when Konitz had come in and was sitting in with Bird, with another alto player there too (the transcript queries the name, Emperor Nero). Bird, at the back near the kitchen, simply started playing from there, and his sound was huge.
The Crystal Bar was one of the Detroit places where Barry himself sat in with Bird when Bird came through town.
When Panken reads a liner note saying that, as house pianist at the Rouge Lounge, Barry’s on-the-job training included working with Konitz, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge and Ben Webster, Barry is not sure of those names. The ones he remembers are Lester Young and Flip Phillips.
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In his own words
I remember one time when he [Bird] was at the Crystal, he was at the back of the room when Lee Konitz had come in and was sitting in with him.
I don’t know about all those names you called. I know about Lester Young and Flip Phillips. That’s what I remember.
Every mention
1 moments in the recordings, 0 of them Barry speaking. Each says who is talking.
Barry Harris Workshop Madrid 2018
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Someone else
Spanish promo narration lists Konitz (‘Lee Connitz’) among the musicians Barry has played with.
In the interviews and notes
Barry describes a night at the Crystal when Konitz was sitting in with Charlie Parker and Bird began to play from the back of the room with a huge sound.
When Panken reads him a liner note listing Konitz among the visiting players he worked with at the Rouge Lounge, Barry says he cannot vouch for all of them; Lester Young and Flip Phillips are the ones he remembers.
De Lima names Barry Harris and Lee Konitz, with Clark Terry, Mary Lou Williams and others, as fitting his definition of a ‘jazz specialist’ because of what they contributed as teachers.
Recordings that name them
Barry’s performances and records in the archive that credit or name them.
- Very Rare Video of Dr. Barry Harris Playing With 16 years old Mimi Block (Lee Konitz)2025, 5 min YouTube
- Lee Konitz - Barry Harris Big Band2019, 1 min YouTube
- Lee Konitz- The Barry Harris Band2019, under 1 min YouTube
- Barry Harris - All the Things You Are (Live, Feat. Lee Konitz)2019, 9 min YouTube
- Lee Konitz - Anthropology (Feat. Barry Harris)2018, 8 min YouTube
- Lee Konitz featuring Barry Harris - Lullaby Of Birdland2016, 9 min YouTube
- Lee Konitz featuring Barry Harris - This Is Always2016, 8 min YouTube
- Lee Konitz featuring Barry Harris - ‘Round Midnight2015, 9 min YouTube