Lennie Tristano Reconsidered

On this episode of The Piano Maven, Jed Distler reconsiders the legacy of jazz pianist, bandleader and educator Lennie Tristano (1919-1978).

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Links to recordings cited in this episode:

“Wow” Lennie Tristano Sextet (1949) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GSjkYnpvYM

“C Minor Complex” (1961) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1s3OWXxZg

“Descent into the Maelstrom” (1953) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99UTNVHLgEk

Links to TV documentary - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw0WO3YCDZA&t=1475s; Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK7lncPiaW4&t=572s

Lennie Tristano live at the Half Note in 1964 with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh on television - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bznqGjyYuRk&t=72s