A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
Initation
Lee Konitz and Brian Dickinson
Released: April 5, 2005 Label: Philology
Lee Konitz arrived in Toronto in the spring of 2005 for a concert and television show taping, setting up the opportunity for a studio recording session with veteran Canadian pianist Brian Dickinson. The cool-toned alto saxophonist responds to Dickinson’s swinging accompaniment, delving into a number of standards and memorable jazz compositions, highlighted by the interpretations of “Invitation” and the rhapsodic setting of “If You Could See Me Now.”
| Title | Composer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Invitation | Brian Dickinson | 7:47 |
| 2. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing | Billy Strayhorn | 5:17 |
| 3. It’s You | Lee Konitz | 5:17 |
| 4. If You Could See Me Now | Tadd Dameron | 5:16 |
| 5. Thingin’ | Lee Konitz | 7:24 |
| 6. You Go | Brian Dickinson | 4:32 |
| 7. Solar | Miles Davis | 6:43 |
| 8. The Kindness of Strangers | Brian Dickinson | 6:41 |
| 9. Waltzin’ | Lee Konitz | 4:40 |
| 10. Sweet and Lovely | Jules LeMare (Chas. N. Daniels) / Harry Tobias | 4:33 |
