By Marc Phillips, The Vinyl Anochronist Many jazz fans have never heard of pianist Lennie Tristano. I would imagine a great many jazz musicians, however, would immediately recognize the name. Tristano was known more as a teacher than a performer, and he was known for helping other musicians “get to their individuality on their instruments, … Read More
Dot Time Records to Release Limited Edition Vinyl LP Edition of LENNIE TRISTANO: THE DUOS SESSIONS on June 11, 2021 Dot Time Records is pleased to announce the release of Lennie Tristano: The Duos Sessions, a special edition vinyl LP due out on June 11, 2021. This stunning compendium of never-before-heard duo recordings from … Read More
By Brian Priestley, Jazzwise Compared to the compilation jointly credited to Parker and Tristano (reviewed above) this is the real thing, curated by Lennie’s daughter Carol. Previously unreleased, it has three sessions with trusted duo partners, all of them his pupils, which ensures the focus is well and truly on the master. Read more here. … Read More
By Jack Kenny, Jazz Views I am in awe of Lennie Tristano, always have been. Lennie would approve of that: he liked disciples or acolytes. For some reason, he has never really been given his due. Read this review here.
By Ken Waxman, Jazzword ne of the most controversial figures of post-war Jazz, pianist Lennie Tristano (1919-1978) was more than an early opinionated Wynton Marsalis because he coupled outlier opinions with a refusal to publicly perform. Instead during years as a teacher he moved from encouraging players like Lee Konitz to forge a parallel, more … Read More
By Suzanne Lorge, Downbeat On The Duo Sessions, Lennie Tristano wends his way through the liminal spaces bridging bebop, cool jazz and free-improv. The album’s 16 tracks, recorded after Tristano’s final public appearance in 1968 but never previously released, reveal not only how intuitively the pianist parsed these languages, but how skillfully he crafted improvisational … Read More
By Joseph Neff, The Vinyl District This is an unexpected and very welcome CD documenting the great pianist Tristano in duo with three different instruments. Read the full review here.
By Thomas Cunniffe, Jazz History Online “The Duo Sessions” (Dot Time 8016) fills an important gap in Tristano’s discography. With the exception of an album of vocal accompaniments, there were no issued recordings of Tristano after 1966. “The Duo Sessions” includes sessions from 1967 and/or 1968 (with drummer Roger Mancuso), 1970 (with tenor saxophonist Lenny … Read More
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly One of the most overlooked giants of modern jazz, pianist Lennie Tristano (1919-1978) is largely forgotten these days, but he was one of the founding fathers of bebop, creating a unique sound and style, influencing everyone from Charlie Parker to students Dave Liebman and even rocker Joe Satriani. Read … Read More
