I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double. Lee Konitz callclarinetdouble Change image and share on social
Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz. Lee Konitz bernsteinbuildfind Change image and share on social
Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode. Lee Konitz modenameoccur Change image and share on social
I hear many extra-musical things somehow in Coltrane. Lee Konitz coltraneextrahear Change image and share on social
After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way. Lee Konitz challengecleanmelody Change image and share on social
I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically. Lee Konitz indianlovemusic Change image and share on social
I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound. Lee Konitz combinationmakeminor Change image and share on social
We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out. Lee Konitz guyhanglearn Change image and share on social
I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart. Lee Konitz carcheckcomplete share on social
Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary. Lee Konitz extentjazzplayer Change image and share on social
