CHARLIE VENTURA – 1949-1951 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1309 (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Most of the music on this CD from tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura was formerly scarce. That is certainly true of his RCA recordings that feature his short-lived big band performing seven Duke Ellington compositions. While some of the solos are conventional, the arrangements of George Williams and particularly George Russell are certainly unusual in spots, quite impressionistic. In 1950 Ventura had another big band that also did not last. Its seven selections (five of which were previously unreleased) often utilize haunting vocals by the Honeydreamers and/or Lucy Reed, including "You've Got a Date With the Blues" and "Lonesome Darling." After that orchestra broke up, Ventura returned to playing with small groups. The final two dates on this CD were recorded for Norman Granz's Clef label; a quintet outing with trumpeter Conte Candoli that features boppish versions of six swing standards, and a quartet set with vocals from Betty Bennett, bassist Chubby Jackson, and the Blentones. Although not quite essential, this collection from Classics is valuable in making former rarities available. Scott Yanow
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CHARLIE VENTURA – 1951-1953 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1363 (2004) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This is the sixth volume of the complete recordings of Charlie Ventura reissued in chronological order. Four out of the five sessions represented here are strictly instrumental. This gives fans of Jackie Cain and Roy Kral a taste of that duo's kicky vocal routine without detracting from the overall instrumental jazz content. On August 8, 1951, the saxophonist made his only recordings under the banner of Charlie Ventura's Big Four, with pianist Teddy Napoleon, bassist Chubby Jackson, and drummer Buddy Rich, whose megalomania accelerated the speedy dissolution of this tight little group. In a bizarre turn of events, Rich sang "Love Is Just Around the Corner" while Mel Tormé sat in at the drums. On December 22, 1952, Ventura waxed seven beautiful sides using alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones in front of a rhythm trio for producer Norman Granz. Ventura's baritone work is particularly attractive on "Blue Prelude." A second date for Norgran Records took place on January 5, 1953, with Hank Jones at the piano and the great Jo Jones behind the drums. Ventura opens on tenor but switches to baritone on "Blues for Two" and sticks with the basement horn on "Somebody Loves Me." These are some radically advanced improvisations, signaling a profound ongoing artistic evolution. Moving over to Coral Records for most of the remainder of 1953, Ventura first chose to collaborate once again with Jackie Cain and Roy Kral. The band behind their vocals is superb, and Ventura hauls out his baritone for extra emphasis. Four romantic sax solos with orchestral accompaniment close out this segment of the Ventura chronology with all the subtlety of a sugary dessert wine garnished with a blood-red maraschino cherry. arwulf arwulf  
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V.A. - The Complete Keynote Collection (1986) 334 Immortal Jazz Performances of the 40's | 21 x Vinyl, LP | MONO | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
• Record 1
George Hartman and his Orchestra
Lester Young Quartet
Lionel Hampton Sextet with Dinah Washington
• Record 2
"Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge) and his Trumpet Ensemble
Coleman Hawkins Quintet ft.Teddy Wilson
Coleman Hawkins Quartet
• Record 3
Cozy Cole All Stars
• Record 4
Kansas City Seven
• Record 5
The Charlie Shavers Quintet ft. Earl Hines
• Record 6
Coleman Hawkins And His Sax Ensemble
Coleman Hawkins' All American Four
• Record 7
Benny Morton's Trombone Choir
Rex Stewart's Big Eight
• Record 8
The Keynoters
Pete Brown's All-Star Quintet ft. Kenny Kersey
• Record 9
Red Norvo All-Star Sextet
Billy Taylor's Big Eight
• Record 10
Jonah Jones And His Orchestra
George Hartman And His Orchestra ft. Frank Froeba
Red Norvo All Star Septet
• Record 11
Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Charlie Shavers' All American Five
• Record 12
George Wettling's New Yorkers
Cozy Cole And His Orchestra
Barney Bigard Quintet
• Record 13
Willie Smith And His Orchestra
Corky Corcoran & His Orchestra ft. Emmett Berry
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra Orchestra
Bill Harris Septet
• Record 14
Milt Hinton And His Orchestra
J.C. Heard Quintet
Irving Fazola's Dixielanders
• Record 15
Bud Freeman And His Orchestra
Bud Freeman's All Star Orchestra
Jonah Jones And His Orchestra
• Record 16
Chubby Jackson's Rhythm
Ted Nash Quintet
The Keynoters
Babe Russin Quartet
• Record 17
Manny Klein's All Stars
Babe Russin Quintet
Herbie Haymer's Orchestra
Clyde Hurley And His Orchestra
Arnold Ross Quintet
• Record 18
Juan Tizol And His Orchestra
Benny Carter Quintet
Marie Bryant
Ann Hathaway With Ellis Larkins And His Orchestra
Gene Sedric & His Orchestra
• Record 19
Bernie Leighton Quintet
Bernie Leighton Quartet
Joe Thomas And His Orchestra
George Barnes Sextet
Danny Hurd Orchestra
• Record 20
Bill Harris And His New Music
Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart with Red Rodney's Be-Boppers
Neal Hefti And His Orchestra
• Record 21
Lennie Tristano Trio
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LENNIE TRISTANO - Intuition (2003) 4CD | BOX - SET | Serie : Proper Box | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Anyone seeking a solid introduction to the music of Lennie Tristano should make a beeline for Proper Box 64, appropriately titled Intuition. This reasonably priced four-CD set is also sure to please even the most seasoned Tristano enthusiasts, for as one of the finest Tristano collections in existence, it rates with the juiciest entries in the Proper catalog. A brilliant musical innovator who was greatly admired by Charlie Parker, Tristano acted as a sort of modern jazz professor, philosopher, and mentor to aspiring young improvisers. In many ways, his music sounds better and makes more sense today than ever before. Prior to the appearance of this set in 2003, the records he cut in May 1945 with a sextet led by tenor saxophonist Emmett Carls had only been reissued on Tristano's portion of the exhaustively complete chronological Masters of Jazz series in 1999. In an unfortunate replication of a discographical error which has cropped up elsewhere, Proper's session data incorrectly names Shorty Rogers as the trumpeter on this date. Rogers had entered the armed forces in 1943 and wouldn't return to the scene until September of 1945. The individual heard with Carls was Irwin "Markie" Markowitz, a member of Boyd Raeburn's orchestra who would cross over to Woody Herman's Herd in 1946.

Proper's overview of Tristano's first seven years of recording activity is positively exhilarating. In addition to various early piano solos, it contains his complete 1946 - 1947 Keynote recordings, along with a sampling of records he cut in 1947 for Savoy and Baronet with small groups that included guitarist Billy Bauer and John La Porta, a reed player who would collaborate with Charles Mingus in the mid-'50s. The year 1949 was an important one for Tristano and is well represented by material from seven different sessions. These include the long take of "Victory Ball" as played by the Metronome All-Stars, selections from a Prestige date with Lee Konitz, a Birdland gig featuring Warne Marsh, and two segments of a Carnegie Hall engagement involving both saxophonists. Seven dazzlingly creative sides cut for Capitol during the spring of 1949 with Marsh and Konitz constitute milestones of modernity, complete with authentic instances of intuitively coordinated group improvisation. Apparently, the recording engineers at Capitol were so intolerant and closed-minded that they made faces, gestured impatiently, and even erased two of the tracks. Small wonder then that Tristano soon established his own Jazz Records label. By October of 1951, he would be exercising his artistic autonomy by overdubbing the piano on recordings he made with a trio that included drummer Roy Haynes. This wonderful set closes with six extended jams from a concert at the UGPO Hall in Toronto on July 17, 1952, sponsored by the New Jazz Society of Toronto and the Canadian Ministry of Culture.

When traditionalist tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman first heard Tristano's "Out on a Limb," he sought him out and asked to be tutored in jazz theory and harmony. This was an uncommonly progressive move for a long-standing cohort of Eddie Condon's, and prefigures Pee Wee Russell's later excursions into modern jazz. "I never knew how much freer I would feel getting down to the basic principles," remembered Freeman. "I thought it would be instructive to study with a great musician like Lennie; I didn't know it would be so much fun." An excellent companion to this set would be Gambit's unparalleled double-CD Live at the Confucius Restaurant, along with a copy of Eunmi Shim's informative and insightful biography, Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music, which was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2007. arwulf arwulf  
Disc One : Out On A Limb (P1353)    
1-1    Emmett Carls Sextet–    Tea For Two 3:18
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Caesar, Youmans
1-2    Emmett Carls Sextet–    Tea For Two (Take 2) 2:56
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Caesar, Youmans
1-3    Emmett Carls Sextet–    Blue Lou 2:52
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Sampson, Mills
1-4    Emmett Carls Sextet–    These Foolish Things 2:33
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Link, Marvell, Strachey
1-5    Emmett Carls Sextet–    These Foolish Things (Take 2) 2:35
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Link, Marvell, Strachey
1-6    Emmett Carls Sextet–    It's The Talk Of The Town 2:13
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Neiburg, Livingston, Symes
1-7    Emmett Carls Sextet–    It's The Talk Of The Town (Take 2) 3:16
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Don Lamond
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Emmett Carls
Trombone – Earl Swope
Trumpet – Shorty Rogers
Written-By – Neiburg, Livingston, Symes
1-8    Lennie Tristano–    Yesterdays 3:03
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Kern, Harbach
1-9    Lennie Tristano–    What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:47
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Porter
1-10    Lennie Tristano–    Don't Blame Me 2:49
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Fields, McHugh
1-11    Lennie Tristano–    I Found A New Baby 2:46
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Palmer, Williams
1-12    Lennie Tristano Trio–    I Can't Get Started 2:53
Bass – Leonard Gaskin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gershwin, Duke
1-13    Lennie Tristano Trio–    A Night In Tunisia 2:21
Bass – Leonard Gaskin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Paparelli
1-14    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Out On A Limb (Take 1) 2:36
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
1-15    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Out On A Limb (Take 2) 2:48
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
1-16    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Out On A Limb (Take 3) 2:39
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
1-17    Lennie Tristano Trio–    I Can't Get Started (Take 1) 2:57
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gershwin, Duke
1-18    Lennie Tristano Trio–    I Can't Get Started (Take 2) 2:54
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gershwin, Duke
1-19    Lennie Tristano Trio–    I Surrender Dear (Take 1) 2:33
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Clifford, Barris
1-20    Lennie Tristano Trio–    I Surrender Dear (Take 2) 2:16
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Clifford, Barris
1-21    Lennie Tristano Trio–    I Surrender Dear (Take 3) 3:05
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Clifford, Barris
1-22    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Interlude (Take 1) 3:04
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
1-23    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Interlude (Take 2) 2:31
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
1-24    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Interlude (Take 3) 2:58
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
1-25    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Interlude (Take 4) 2:53
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
1-26    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Interlude (Take 5) 1:40
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
1-27    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Interlude (Take 6) 3:00
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
Disc Two : New Sound (P1354)    
2-1    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Untitled Blues 3:46
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-2    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Blue Boy 2:47
Bass – Bob Leininger
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Bauer
2-3    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Atonement 2:27
Bass – Bob Leininger
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-4    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Coolin' Off With Ulanov (Take 1) 2:47
Bass – Bob Leininger
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-5    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Coolin' Off With Ulanov (Take 2) 2:28
Bass – Bob Leininger
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-6    Lennie Tristano–    I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You  2:55
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Crosby, Washington, Young
2-7    Lennie Tristano–    Spontaneous Combustion 2:53
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-8    Lennie Tristano–    Just Judy 2:38
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-9    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Supersonic 3:18
Bass – John Levy
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-10    Lennie Tristano Trio–    On A Planet 3:17
Bass – John Levy
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-11    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Air Pocket 2:44
Bass – John Levy
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-12    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Celestia 2:54
Bass – John Levy
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-13    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Freedom 3:37
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-14    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Parallel 2:28
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-15    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Apellation 1:53
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-16    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Abstraction 2:38
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-17    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Palimpsest 2:37
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-18    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Dissonance 2:38
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-19    Lennie Tristano Quartet–    Through These Portals 2:16
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Clarinet – John La Porta
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – La Porta
2-20    Lennie Tristano Quartet–    Speculation 2:24
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Clarinet – John La Porta
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-21    Lennie Tristano Quartet–    New Sound 2:16
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Clarinet – John La Porta
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
2-22    Lennie Tristano Quartet–    Resemblance 2:22
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Clarinet – John La Porta
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
Disc Three : Crosscurrents (P1355)    
3-1    The Metronome All Stars–    Victory Ball 4:12
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker
Arranged By, Directed By – Pete Rugolo
Baritone Saxophone – Ernie Caceres
Bass – Eddie Safranski
Clarinet – Buddy de Franco
Drums – Shelly Manne
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Ventura
Trombone – J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding
Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Miles Davis
Written-By – Bauer, Parker, Tristano
3-2    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Tautology 2:44
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Shelly Manne
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Konitz
3-3    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Subconscious Lee 2:48
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Shelly Manne
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Konitz
3-4    Lennie Tristano Quartet–    Retrospection 3:07
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
3-5    Lennie Tristano Quartet–    Judy 2:54
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
3-6    Lennie Tristano Sextette–    Wow 3:21
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Harold Granowsky
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-7    Lennie Tristano Sextette–    Crosscurrent 2:50
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Harold Granowsky
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-8    Lennie Tristano–    Yesterdays 2:46
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Harold Granowsky
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
3-9    Lennie Tristano Sextette–    Marionette 3:04
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Denzil Best
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Bauer
3-10    Lennie Tristano Sextette–    Sax Of A Kind 2:59
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Denzil Best
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Konitz, Marsh
3-11    Lennie Tristano Sextette–    Intuition 2:26
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Denzil Best
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-12    Lennie Tristano Sextette–    Digression 3:05
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Denzil Best
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-13    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Remember 7:41
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-14    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Pennies 5:45
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-15    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Foolish Things 4:06
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-16    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Indiana 5:42
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
3-17    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    I'm No Good Without You 4:19
Bass – Arnold Fishkin
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
Disc Four : Lennie's Pennies (P1356)    
4-1    Lennie Tristano Sextet–    Sax Of A Kind 5:12
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Joe Shulman
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Konitz, Marsh
4-2    Lennie Tristano Sextet–    You Go To My Head 4:34
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Joe Shulman
Drums – Jeff Morton
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Gillespie, Coots
4-3    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Ju-Ju 2:13
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Roy Haynes
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
4-4    Lennie Tristano Trio–    Passtime 3:38
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Roy Haynes
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By – Tristano
4-5    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Lennie's Pennies 6:12
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Al Levitt
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
4-6    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    317 East 32nd 9:19
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Al Levitt
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
4-7    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    You Go To My Head 6:43
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Al Levitt
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Gillespie, Coots
4-8    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    April 8:42
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Al Levitt
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano
4-9    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Sound-Lee 7:37
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Al Levitt
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Konitz
4-10    Lennie Tristano Quintet–    Back-Home 7:56
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Peter Ind
Drums – Al Levitt
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Written-By – Tristano

LENNIE TRISTANO ALL STARS - Live at the Café Bohemia (2008) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This exciting compilation (which might more accurately have been called "Live at the Pied Piper and the Half Note") should come as a pleasant surprise to early modern jazz lovers, especially those who admire the work of pianist and philosopher Lennie Tristano. Tracks 1-5, credited to trombonist Bill Harris & His All Stars, were recorded in live performance on August 22, 1947 inside the Pied Piper at 15 Barrow Street in New York City's West Village. These tracks were released on LP in the '70s as Jazz Showcase 5001, A Knight in the Village. The Pied Piper mainly featured old-school jazz players like Wilbur De Paris and James P. Johnson, and wouldn't become the Café Bohemia until 1949 when it was purchased by one James Garofolo, who didn't adopt a rigorously progressive jazz policy until six years later. Bill Harris was a modernist associated with the bop-addled Woody Herman and Charlie Ventura bands. Tristano and tenor saxophonist Flip Phillips received feature billing, with the rest of the All-Stars, consisting of guitarist Billy Bauer, bassist Chubby Jackson, and drummer Denzil Best. On "Flip Meets Bill," Tristano was replaced by Argonne Thornton, who was on the verge of changing his name to Sadik Hakim. He is remembered for his work with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, and Lester Young, a master improviser who was one of Tristano's personal heroes.
The rest of the material presented here was recorded inside the Half Note at 289 Hudson Street on June 6, 1964 for use in a Look Up & Live television broadcast narrated by Dr. William Hamilton. Originally released on Tristano's Jazz Records label, tracks 6-8 feature saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh with bassist Sonny Dallas and drummer Nick Stabulas. If part of this lineup rings a few bells, note that in 1961, Konitz, Dallas, and Stabulas (as well as Elvin Jones) made a bunch of studio recordings for Verve which were released in 2007 on Universal's deluxe three-CD "Elite Edition" of Motion. That package, which fairly bristles with alternate takes, is recommended as a vibrant counterpart to this double reissue of uncommon location recordings which feature the predictably unpredictable Lennie Tristano. arwulf arwulf  
Tracklist :
1     What Is This Thing Called Love? 13:48
Cole Porter
2     Just You, Just Me 10:37
Jesse Greer / Raymond Klages
3     A Knight in the Village 9:40
Bill Harris
4     Medley: Body and Soul/Sweet Lorraine 4:02
Cliff Burwell / Mitchell Parish
5     Flip Meets Bill 10:35
Bill Harris / Flip Phillips
6     Subconscious-Lee ["Look Up & Live" TV Broadcast, Half Note, NY, June 6, 1964] 6:17
Lennie Tristano
7     317 East 32nd ["Look Up & Live" TV Broadcast, Half Note, NY, June 6, 1964] 9:53
Lennie Tristano
8     Background Music ["Look Up & Live" TV Broadcast, Half Note, NY, June 6, 1964] 9:59
Lennie Tristano
Credits :    
1-5
Ensemble – Lennie Tristano Sextet
Bass – Chubby Jackson
Drums – Denzil Best
Guitar – Billy Bauer
Tenor Saxophone – Flip Phillips
Trombone – Bill Harris
Piano – Lennie Tristano (tracks: 1 to 4)
6-8
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – , Sonny Dallas
Drums – Nick Stabulas
Piano – Lennie Tristano
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh
Notas.
Tracks 1-5: Live at the Café Bohemia, August 22, 1947.
Bonus tracks 6-8: "Look Up & Live" TV Broadcast, live from the Half Note, New York, June 6, 1964.