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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Lennie Tristano
Yesterdays
- Intuition.
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Lennie Tristano
Out On A Limb
- Intuition.
- Proper.
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Lennie Tristano
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
- Intuition.
- Proper.
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Lennie Tristano
Victory Ball
Ensemble: Metronome All-Stars Band.- Intuition.
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- 1.
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Lennie Tristano Quintet
Retrospection
- Intuition.
- Proper.
- 4.
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Lennie Tristano Quintet
Wow
- Intuition.
- Proper.
- 6.
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Lennie Tristano Sextet
Crosscurrent
- Intuition.
- Proper.
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Lennie Tristano Sextet
Marionette
- Intuition.
- Proper.
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Lennie Tristano Sextet
Intuition
- Intuition.
- Proper.
- 11.
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Lennie Tristano
Ju-Ju
- Intuition.
- Proper.
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Lennie Tristano
Turkish Mambo
- Lennie Tristano.
- London Records.
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Lennie Tristano
Requiem
- Lennie Tristano.
- London.
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Lennie Tristano & Lee Konitz
These Foolish Things
- Lennie Tristano.
- London Records.
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Lennie Tristano
C Minor Complex
- The New Tristano.
- Atlantic.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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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