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
Konitz and the music is often magical and never overly safe. Worth investigating.