Dig-It is an album by saxophonists Lee Konitz and Ted Brown recorded in 1999 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.Lee Konitz discography accessed May 30, 2017Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed May 30, 2017SteepleChase Records discography, accessed May 30, 2017SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed May 30, 2017
Critical reception
In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote: "A less known figure, Brown is nevertheless a wonderful player; his style basically as it was in the ’50s, occupying sort of a middle ground between Warne Marsh and Lester Young. It’s interesting to note the subtle difference in Konitz’s approach here, compared to his work with the like-minded Marsh. ... I’ve always felt that returning to this material brings out the best in Konitz, and it’s great to hear Brown again".Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, March 1, 2000 On All About Jazz, Marc Corotto noted "This reunion in a pianoless quartet is all about their mentor, Lennie Tristano. His music (their music) of the 1940/50’s paralleled bebop, but in a complex multi-layered way. Tristano was said to have instructed the two to play “...deliberately uninflected, in a neutral tone, concentrating instead on the solo.” This style, reflected on this release, is anything but unemotional. Konitz and Brown’s cool tones create a delicate internal tension that is and was a bridge between Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman".Corrotto, M. All About Jazz Review, January 1, 2000
Track listing All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted "Smog Eyes" (Ted Brown) – 8:28 "Dig-It" (Brown) – 8:03 "317 E. 32nd Street" (Lennie Tristano) – 7:08 "Dream Stepper" – 7:12 "Down the Drain" – 4:34 "Hi Beck" – 9:38 "Featherbed" (Brown) – 9:04 "Kary's Trance" – 6:43 "Subconscious Lee" – 11:29
Personnel Lee Konitz – alto saxophone Ted Brown – tenor saxophone Ron McClure – bass Jeff Williams – drums
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