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Lennie Tristano

A trail-blazing teacher and pianist, Lennie Tristano (1919-78) influenced the likes of Bill Evans and Charles Mingus, while creating coolly radical music of his own. Geoffrey Smith salutes a unique free-jazz pioneer.

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Sun 16 Jun 2019 00:00

Music Played

  • Lennie Tristano

    Yesterdays

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 8.
  • Lennie Tristano

    Out On A Limb

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 14.
  • Lennie Tristano

    I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 6.
  • Lennie Tristano

    Victory Ball

    Ensemble: Metronome All-Stars Band.
    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 1.
  • Lennie Tristano Quintet

    Retrospection

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 4.
  • Lennie Tristano Quintet

    Wow

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 6.
  • Lennie Tristano Sextet

    Crosscurrent

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 7.
  • Lennie Tristano Sextet

    Marionette

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 9.
  • Lennie Tristano Sextet

    Intuition

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 11.
  • Lennie Tristano

    Ju-Ju

    • Intuition.
    • Proper.
    • 3.
  • Lennie Tristano

    Turkish Mambo

    • Lennie Tristano.
    • London Records.
    • 1.
  • Lennie Tristano

    Requiem

    • Lennie Tristano.
    • London.
    • 2.
  • Lennie Tristano & Lee Konitz

    These Foolish Things

    • Lennie Tristano.
    • London Records.
    • 5.
  • Lennie Tristano

    C Minor Complex

    • The New Tristano.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2.

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Title: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýYesterdays

Artist: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Composer:Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýJerome Kern, Otto Harbach

Album:Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIntuition

Label: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýProper 1353, Tr. 8

Performers:Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýLennie Tristano (piano)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý

Title: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOut on a Limb

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Intuition

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýProper 1353, Tr. 8

Performers: Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano (piano), Billy Bauer (guitar), Clyde Lombardi (bass)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýI Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Composer:Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Crosby/Washington

Album:Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýIntuition

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýProper P1353, Tr. 6

Performers: Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano (piano), Billy Bauer (guitar), Clyde Lombardi (bass)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýVictory Ball

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Composer: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano/Billy Bauer/Charlie Parker

Album:Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýIntuition

Label: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýProper P1353, Tr. 1

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Metronome All-Stars;Ìý Lennie Tristano (piano), Charlie Parker (alto), Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, (tp), Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Ventura (tenor) Ernie Caceres, (baritone)Ìý Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Billy Bauer (guitar) Eddie Safranski, Shelly Manne (bass and drums)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Retrospection

Artist: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Album:Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýIntuition

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýProper P1353, Tr. 4

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lennie Tristano (piano), Lee Konitz (alto), Billy Bauer (guitar) Arnold Fishkin (bass)

Ìý

Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWow

Artist: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Album:Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýIntuition

Label: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýProper P1353, Tr. 6

Performers:Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýLennie Tristano Sextet: (piano), Lee Konitz (alto) Warne Marsh (tenor), Billy Bauer (guitar) Arnold Fishkin, Harold Granowsky (bass and drums)


Title:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCrosscurrent

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Intuition

Label: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýProper P1353, Tr. 7

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lennie Tristano Sextet: (piano), Lee Konitz (alto) Warne Marsh (tenor), Billy Bauer (guitar) Arnold Fishkin, Harold Granowsky (bass and drums)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýMarionette

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Intuition

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýProper P1353, Tr. 9

Performers: Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano Sextet: (piano), Lee Konitz (alto) Warne Marsh (tenor), Billy Bauer (guitar) Arnold Fishkin, Harold Granowsky (bass and drums)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Intuition

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýIntuition

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Proper P1353, Tr. 11

Performers: Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano Sextet: (piano), Lee Konitz (alto) Warne Marsh (tenor), Billy Bauer (guitar) Arnold Fishkin, Harold Granowsky (bass and drums)


Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýJu-Ju

Artist: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýIntuition

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Proper P1353, Tr. 3

Performers: Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano (piano), Lee Konitz (alto) Warne Marsh (tenor), Billy Bauer (guitar) Arnold Fishkin, Harold Granowsky (bass and drums)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Turkish Mambo

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý London LTZ-K 15033, Tr. 3

Performers: Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano (piano)

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Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Requiem

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý London LTZ-K 15033, Tr. 2

Performers: Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano (piano)

Ìý

Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý These Foolish Things

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý London LTZ-K 15033, Tr. 2

Performers: Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano (piano), Lee Konitz (alto)

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Artist: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano

Title: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý C Minor Complex

Composer: Ìý Ìý Ìý Lennie Tristano

Album: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýThe New Tristano

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Atlantic 590-017

Performers: Ìý Ìý ÌýLennie Tristano (piano),

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