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Motion

Motion cover
RecordedAug 29, 1961
LabelVerve Records
Released1961
Personnel3 credited players
Discogsmaster 258193

The record

Piano-less and wide open, this trio date lets Konitz's alto float free over Elvin Jones' restless cymbal work, the two pulling against each other in real time. A high-wire session that finds Konitz at his most improvisationally daring on Verve.

Session personnel

  • Lee Konitz — alto saxophone
  • Sonny Dallas — bass
  • Elvin Jones — drums

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1966Verve Records — STEREO

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