Lee Konitz and Jimmy Giuffre were both pivotal figures in the cool jazz scene, and their collaboration was a meeting of two innovative minds. Known for his smooth tone and lyrical improvisation, Konitz was influenced by the bebop movement and studied under legendary figures like Lennie Tristano. Jimmy Giuffre was notable for his unique approach to composition and improvisation, often incorporating elements of classical music and folk traditions.
Coming shortly: In November 2024 - Ermitage Yellow Vinyl Series
Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre - Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre
Label: Ermitage - VNL22707
Series: Ermitage Yellow Vinyl Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited
Country: Italy
Released: November 2024
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop
Year: 1959
Tracklist:
Side A
1 Palo Alto 03:06
2 Darn That Dream 01:53
3 When Your Lover Has Gone 04:59
4 Cork 'N Bib 09:42
Side B
1 Somp'm Outa' Nothin' 04:20
2 Someone To Watch Over Me 03:30
3 Uncharted 03:53
4 Moonlight In Vermont 03:53
5 The Song Is You 05:01
This release is part of the Ermitage Yellow Coloured LP Records Series. Ermitage Distribution is made using as a source exclusively Production Master Tape Archives. Launched in the mid-1980s, Ermitage is an Italy-based independent classical music label and is also a distributor and re-issue music.
Ermitage’s catalogue includes titles from luminaries such as the aforementioned Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus, plus Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Ornette Colman, Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, etc.
The label’s first classical music releases were several vinyl records by the legendary Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, which were then followed by many and varied releases on LP Records with a focus on opera, symphonic and chamber music. But the part that interests us here is Ermitage/Opera Leader Ltd, which is the company’s music distribution and re-issue department. Somehow or other (I’ve yet to find out exactly how – watch this space!), Ermitage’s owner, Gianni Salvioni, managed to negotiate with the relevant labels to acquire the rights to re-release, on 180g vinyl, a raft of seminal jazz albums. This process began in the late 1990s /early 2000s and resulted in Salvioni amassing an enviable archive of production copies and production masters. Most of these tapes are ‘flat’, in other words, unequalised and uncompressed production copies. From there, he produced Ermitage’s various vinyl releases that are already on the market. The tapes were then subsequently placed in his very well-maintained tape archive.
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