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The main goal of the following article is to examine the mechanisms through which
Lee Konitz uses the melody of jazz standards in his improvisation process. Beginning with
the transcription and comprehensive analysis of five improvised solos, and using the
thematic analysis method, we identified melodic ideas coming from the songs on which
the saxophonist builds some of his solos. Our conclusion is that Lee Konitz, besides
clearly quoting the melody of jazz standards on which he improvises, also frequently
uses some of its notes as target-notes, and develops melodic motifs inspired by that
same melody.
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Konitz, Lee (1927-2020) Improvisation Jazz Melody Jazz standard
Citation
Prazeres, Gonçalo e Pinheiro, Ricardo. 2024. "Lee Konitz's use of standards' melody in improvisation". The IASJ Journal of Applied Jazz Research 2 (1), Article 9. Grand Valley State University Libraries. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iasj_journal/vol2/iss1/9
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Grand Valley State University Libraries