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✨ 1. Recorded in 1961, the album features Lee Konitz accompanied solely by drums (Elvin Jones) and bass (Sonny Dallas), completely omitting a chordal instrument like a piano or guitar.
✨ 2. The tracklist consists entirely of radical, high-speed jazz standards—such as "All of Me" and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"—played without pre-arranged heads or themes.
✨ 3. It is widely considered a foundational precursor to the "free jazz" movement, showcasing Konitz's pioneering ability to improvise purely on the underlying harmonic structures.