Motion

by Lee Konitz

Motion cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 29:42
  • Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Elvin Jones

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A legendary and unique masterpiece. In this pianoless trio, Lee Konitz's cool, cerebral alto sax is set against the turbulent, polyrhythmic drumming of Elvin Jones, creating a thrilling high-wire act of spontaneous creation.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, classic, melodic, hushed, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. I Remember You (4:26)
  2. All of Me (7:37)
  3. Foolin' Myself (6:57)
  4. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (10:42)

Credits

  • Lee Konitz - primary artist, alto saxophone, liner notes
  • Sonny Dallas - bass
  • Elvin Jones - drums
  • Dick Olmsted - engineer [recording]
  • Nat Hentoff - liner notes
  • Pete Turner - photography by [cover], photography
  • Creed Taylor - producer
  • Johnny Mercer - written-by
  • Victor Schertzinger - written-by
  • Gerald Marks - written-by
  • Seymour Simons - written-by
  • Andy Razaf - written-by
  • Fats Waller - written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by
  • Don Raye - written-by
  • Gene DePaul - written-by
  • Patricia Johnston - written-by

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