Lee Konitz was the last surviving musician to have played on Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool compilation album
that his love for jazz was founded during his teenage years when he spent time studying and playing with the blind pianist Lennie Tristano.
His time with Tristano taught him about what he considered to be the “heart of jazz” — improvisation.
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