A first love always occupies a special place.
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double.
Lee Konitz
It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music.
Lee Konitz
Sound is the first thing that we tune into.
Lee Konitz
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.