Dig-It (Lee Konitz and Ted Brown album)

In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote: "A less known figure, Brown is nevertheless a wonderful player; his style basically as it was in the ’50s, occupying sort of a middle ground between Warne Marsh and Lester Young. It’s interesting to note the subtle difference in Konitz’s approach here, compared to his work with the like-minded Marsh. ... I’ve always felt that returning to this material brings out the best in Konitz, and it’s great to hear Brown again".[5] On All About Jazz, Marc Corotto noted "This reunion in a pianoless quartet is all about their mentor, Lennie Tristano. His music (their music) of the 1940/50’s paralleled bebop, but in a complex multi-layered way. Tristano was said to have instructed the two to play “...deliberately uninflected, in a neutral tone, concentrating instead on the solo.” This style, reflected on this release, is anything but unemotional. Konitz and Brown’s cool tones create a delicate internal tension that is and was a bridge between Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman".[6]

All compositions by Lee Konitz except where noted

1. "Smog Eyes" (Ted Brown) – 8:28
2. "Dig-It" (Brown) – 8:03
3. "317 E. 32nd Street" (Lennie Tristano) – 7:08
4. "Dream Stepper" – 7:12
5. "Down the Drain" – 4:34
6. "Hi Beck" – 9:38
7. "Featherbed" (Brown) – 9:04
8. "Kary's Trance" – 6:43
9. "Subconscious Lee" – 11:29

• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Ted Brown – tenor saxophone
• Ron McClure – bass
• Jeff Williams – drums