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. … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
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 … 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 … 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. … Read More
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 … 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 … Read More
