Rhapsody II (1993)

About this title: This follow-up to Rhapsody is another eclectic mix, with 19 tracks featuring the veteran alto saxophonist in various small group settings. Baritone sax great Gerry Mulligan and the leader flesh out an inspired duet of "Lover Man" and pianist Peggy Stern joins them for the spacy, extemporaneous "Trio #2." The brilliant flugelhornist Clark Terry is only featured on three very brief improvisations based on "Indiana," which is wasting a great talent. Konitz switches to soprano sax for a moody version of "You Don't Know What Love Is" with vocalist Sheila Jordan and bassist Harvie Swartz. This is ... read more

Tracks:

1. Body and Soul [Eyton/Green/Heyman/]
2. Short Cut, No. 2 [Feldman/Fujiyama/Ko]
3. Another View [Konitz/Scofield]
4. Lover Man [Davis/Ramirez/Sherm]
5. Short Cut, No. 2 [Feldman/Fujiyama/Ko]
6. Kary's Trance [Konitz]
7. Trio, No. 2 [Konitz/Mulligan/Str]
8. Indiana Jones, No. 1 [Konitz/Terry]
9. You Don't Know What Love Is [DePaul/Raye]
10. Variation, No. 1 [Allison/Konitz/Ster]
11. Variation, No. 2 [Allison/Konitz/Ster]
12. Some Blues [Konitz/Scofield]
13. Short Cut, No. 3 [Feldman/Fujiyama/Ko]
14. Indiana Jones, No. 2 [Konitz/Terry]
15. Round and Round and Round [Konitz/Niemack]
16. Sittin' In [Konitz/Werner/Wunsc]
17. Indiana Jones, No. 3 [Konitz/Terry]
18. Body and Soul/Finale [Eyton/Green/Heyman/]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.