Old Songs New
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”
(Sunnyside)
A longtime devotee and collaborator of Lee Konitz, saxophonist Ohad Talmor conceived of a project to spotlight the legendary altoist’s improvisational genius. The idea was to have Konitz play tunes he loved but, for the most part, had not previously recorded, utilizing his thoughts and feelings about the songs rather than written music. Talmor wrote...