. ▁He ▁formed ▁a ▁quart et ▁( occ asion ally ▁also ▁leading ▁a ▁big ▁band ) ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁although ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁recording ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Sol al ▁then ▁began ▁compos ing ▁film ▁music , ▁eventually ▁providing ▁over ▁twenty ▁scores . ▁He ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁Jean - L uc ▁God ard ' s ▁debut ▁feature ▁film ▁Bre ath less ▁( À ▁bout ▁de ▁sou ff le , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁New port ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island ; ▁the ▁New port ▁' 6 3 ▁album ▁pur port ing ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁recording ▁of ▁this ▁gig ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁studio ▁recre ation . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁his ▁tri o ▁included ▁bass ist ▁Guy ▁Ped ers en ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Daniel ▁Hum air . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁performed ▁and ▁recorded ▁with ▁Lee ▁Kon itz ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁issue , ▁The ▁Gru ppen ▁Review ▁published ▁a ▁ 1 2 - page ▁interview ▁in ▁which ▁Sol al ▁discuss es ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁et ernal ▁" res earch er ▁in ▁jazz ". ▁ ▁Style ▁ ▁His ▁jazz ▁approach ▁was ▁once ▁described ▁as ▁" br illiant , ▁unique ▁and ▁intellectual " ▁He ▁has ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁technique : ▁" You ▁have ▁to ▁make ▁people ▁believe ▁that ▁it