The always open-minded altoist
Lee Konitz
teams up with the advanced pianist
Martial Solal
, bassist
Niels Pedersen
, and drummer
Daniel Humair
for this adventurous set, recorded live at the 1974 Antibes Jazz Festival. The quartet performs unpredictable and sometimes eccentric versions of five standards and a previously unissued rendition of
Konitz
's "Antibes."
Solal
, whose chord voicings and use of space are quite original, acts as an equal partner with
and the music is often magical and never overly safe. Worth investigating. ~ Scott Yanow