Dan Tepfer & Lee Konitz, "Duos with Lee' (Sunnyside)

[Bol]

This is a ravishing recording. Even Konitz sounds a bit cliched in some of his recent recordings, in my opinion, when he is paired with some predictable rhythm sections. Here, he sounds like he is inventing music itself. I don't know who this Tepfer guy is, but he is fabulous -- never over-playing, always searching, and giving Lee the space to breathe. There is a performance of these two with Matt Wilson at the Village Vanguard that was recorded and made available for download by NPR recently. That is great too. I hope those 3 put out a recording soon.

Edited May 4, 2010 by Bol

[Ken Dryden]

I enjoyed this recording and find Dan Tepfer to be a promising young pianist. We heard him accompany Lee at Birdland during our last trip to NYC, right around the time the CD was released.

[Cliff Englewood]

I take it this is the one you're talking about;

There are some preview clips here.

Edited May 10, 2010 by Cliff Englewood