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Recordings during his lifetime · 1976

Autumn Leaves (Lee Konitz & Harry Pepl, Funkhaus Wien, 14.6.1976)

Lee Konitz, Harry Pepl (aus dem Konzert des Harald Neuwirth Konsort)

Unreleased recording of “Autumn Leaves” as a duo of Lee Konitz (alto saxophone) and Harry Pepl (guitar) from the concert of the Harald Neuwirth Konsort at the Vienna Funkhaus on Monday, 14 June 1976; the Ö1 programme “In Concert” played the concert in 2020.

Released
14 June 1976
Formats
Recording (ORF concert, duo piece, WAV), unreleased
Harry Pepl
sideman
Project
Harald Neuwirth Konsort
Recording
Live on Monday, 14 June 1976, Great Broadcasting Hall of the ORF Funkhaus, Argentinierstrasse, Vienna
Archive ID
HP-T-0135

Tracks

  1. 1 Autumn Leaves duo Lee Konitz and Harry Pepl; composed by Joseph Kosma (Ö1: 5:20) 5:18

The concert on Monday, 14 June 1976, in the Great Broadcasting Hall of the ORF Funkhaus (ORF: Austria's public broadcaster) in the Argentinierstrasse in Vienna was played by the Harald Neuwirth Konsort with Harald Neuwirth (piano), Harry Pepl (guitar), Werner Pirchner (vibraphone), Wolfgang Wüst (double bass) and Fritz Ozmec (drums) and the guest Lee Konitz (alto saxophone). Ö1 (the ORF's cultural radio channel) broadcast the concert on Friday, 25 September 2020, in “In Concert” (produced by Helmut Jasbar). According to the programme text, ten pieces were played (composer, length):

  • “Body and Soul” (Green), 10:40
  • “Autumn Leaves” (Kosma), 5:20, duo Konitz and Pepl
  • “Stella by Starlight” (Young), 8:20
  • “Homesick” (Werner Pirchner), 11:40
  • “Now's The Time” (Parker), 6:50
  • “Wow” (Tristano), 7:30
  • “Lush Life” (Strayhorn), 3:30
  • “Cherokee” (Noble), 4:50
  • “Seven Stoned Woogie” (Harald Neuwirth), 9:50
  • “Carrie's Trance” (Konitz), 8:40

The file of this entry lasts 5:18 and is named “Lee Konitz & Harry Pepl - Autumn Leaves (1976)”. According to Daniel Pepl (Sunday, 8 November 2026), it is the duo of Lee Konitz and Harry Pepl from this concert (Ö1: 5:20). The Ö1 playlist names Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner for this piece; according to Daniel Pepl, the duo of Konitz and Pepl can be heard on the recording. The recording is unreleased.

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