Lennie Tristano Catalog
1945 (age 26)
Lennie Tristano/Earl Swope - The Lost Session (Jazz Guild JG 1008)
Lennie Tristano (p)Chicago, IL, 1945 or 1946?
| Yesterdays (Glad Am I) | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? (This Is Called Love) | |
| Don't Blame Me (Blame Me) | |
| I've Found A New Baby (I Found My Baby) |
NYC, 1945 or 1946?
| Tea For Two | |
| Tea For Two (alt. take) | |
| Blue Lou | |
| These Foolish Things | |
| These Foolish Things (alt. take) | |
| It's The Talk Of The Town | |
| It's The Talk Of The Town (alt. take) |
NYC, October 14, 1946
| JBB-268 | A Night In Tunisia |
| - | I Can't Get Started With You |
1946
Various Artists - Complete Keynote Collection (Mercury (J) 18PJ 1051/71)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Clyde Lombardi (b)NYC, October 8, 1946
| HL176-1 | Out On A Limb |
| HL176-2 | - |
| HL176-3 | - |
| HL177-1 | I Can't Get Started |
| HL177-2 | - |
| HL178-1 | I Surrender, Dear |
| HL178-2 | - |
| HL178-3 | - |
| HL179-1 | Interlude |
| HL179-2 | - |
| HL179-3 | - |
| HL179-4 | - |
| HL179-5 | - |
| HL179-6 | - |
NYC, May 23, 1947
| KH201 | Atonement |
| KH202-2 | Coolin' Off With Ulanov |
Lennie Tristano - Untitled Blues (Mercury (J) SNP 1050)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Clyde Lombardi (b)NYC, October 8, 1946
| Untitled Blues |
Various Artists - Jazz, Vol. 9: Piano (Folkways FJ 2809)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) unknown (b)NYC, 1946 or 1947?
| The Blues |
1947
Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG 36016)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Bob Leininger (b)NYC, May 23, 1947
| KH200 | Blue Boy |
| KH202-1 | Coolin' Off With Ulanov |
Bill Harris - A Knight In The Village (Jazz Showcase LP 5001)
Bill Harris (tb) Flip Phillips (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Denzil Best (d)"Bohemia Club", NYC, August 22, 1947
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | |
| Just You, Just Me | |
| A Knight In The Village | |
| Body And Soul / Sweet Lorraine / Flip Meets Billy |
Various Artists - Lullaby In Rhythm (Spotlite (E) SPJ 107)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp -1,2,4) John LaPorta (cl -1,2,4) Charlie Parker (as -1,2,4) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d -1,2,4) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 13, 1947
| 1. | Ko-Ko, I |
| 2. | Hot House |
| 3. | I Surrender, Dear |
| 4. | Fine And Dandy |
WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 20, 1947
| Ko-Ko, II | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean? | |
| Tiger Rag | |
| 52nd Street Theme |
Lennie Tristano Solo (no details) (Victor LPT31)
Lennie Tristano (p)NYC, September 23, 1947
| D7VB-1649 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You |
| D7VB-1650 | Spontaneous Combustion |
Lennie Tristano Solo (no details) (Victor LJM 3001)
Lennie Tristano (p): same sessionNYC, September 23, 1947
| D7VB-1651 | Just Judy |
Various Artists - The Jazz Keyboards (Savoy MG 12043)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) John Levy (b)NYC, October 23, 1947
| T1391 | Supersonic |
| T1392 | On A Planet |
| T1393 | Air Pocket |
| T1394 | Celestia |
Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album (Savoy SJL 2247)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) John Levy (b): same sessionNYC, October 23, 1947
| T1391 | Supersonic (alt. take) |
Various Artists - Anthropology (Spotlite (E) SPJ 108)
Fats Navarro (tp -1,2,4,7/9) John LaPorta (cl -1,5,7/9) Charlie Parker (as -1,2,4,7/9) Allen Eager (ts -1,7/9) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Tommy Potter (b) Buddy Rich (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo -3) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, November 8, 1947
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme |
| 2. | Donna Lee |
| 3. | Everything I Have Is Yours |
| 4. | Hot House (Fats Flats) |
| 5. | Tea For Two |
| 6. | Don't Blame Me |
| 7. | Groovin' High |
| 8. | Ko-Ko |
| 9. | Anthropology |
Lennie Tristano 1946-1947 (Classics 1184)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b)NYC, December 23, 1947
| #23 | Parallel |
| #26 | Apellation |
| #27 | Abstraction |
| #30 | Palimpset (Palimpsest) |
| Freedom |
Lennie Tristano 1947-1951 (Classics 1290)
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b): same sessionNYC, December 23, 1947
| #31 | Dissonance |
NYC, December 31, 1947
| #11 | D-584 | New Sound |
| #12 | D-582 | Thru' These Portals |
| #15 | D-585 | Resemblance |
| #16 | D-583 | Speculation |
1949 (age 30)
The Metronome All Stars - From Swing To Be-Bop (RCA Camden CAL 426)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp -1,2,5) Kai Winding (tb) J.J. Johnson (tb -1,2,5) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Charlie Ventura (ts) Ernie Caceres (bars -1,2,5) Lennie Tristano (p -1,2, p, arr -3/5) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr -1,2)RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| 1. D9VB-0021-1 | Overtime (long version) |
| 2. D9VB-0021-2 | Overtime (short version) |
| 3. D9VB-0022-1 | Victory Ball (long version) |
| 4. D9VB-0022-2 | Victory Ball (short version (alt. take)) |
| 5. D9VB-0022-3 | Victory Ball (short version) |
Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
Lee Konitz (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Shelly Manne (d)NYC, January 11, 1949
| JRC3A | Progression |
Lee Konitz With Tristano, Marsh And Bauer (Prestige PRLP 7004)
Lee Konitz (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Shelly Manne (d -1,3)NYC, January 11, 1949
| 1. JRC3 | Tautology (Progression) |
| 2. JRC4A | Retrospection |
| 3. JRC8J | Subconscious-Lee |
| 4. JRC11B | Judy |
Lennie Tristano/Buddy DeFranco/Bill Harris - Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 14: Crosscurrents (Capitol M 11060)
Lee Konitz (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Harold Granowsky (d)NYC, March 4, 1949
| 3413-3 | Wow |
| 3414-1 | Crosscurrent |
NYC, March 14, 1949
| 3714-1 | Yesterdays |
NYC, May 16, 1949
| 1. 3784 | Marionette |
| 2. 3785 | Sax Of A Kind |
| 3. 3786-2 | Intuition |
| 4. 3787 | Digression |
Various Artists - Carnegie Hall X-Mas '49: Charlie Parker And The Stars Of Modern Jazz At Carnegie Hall (Jass JCD 16)
Lee Konitz (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Joe Shulman (b) Jeff Morton (d)broadcast, "Voice Of America", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, December 24, 1949
| You Go To My Head | |
| Sax Of A Kind |
Lennie Tristano Quintet Live At Birdland 1949 (Jazz Records JR 1)
Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Jeff Morton (d)"Birdland", NYC, 1949
| Remember | |
| Pennies | |
| Foolish Things | |
| Indiana | |
| I'm No Good Without You |
** part of The Jazz Factory JFCD 22833.
1950
Metronome All Stars (Columbia C2 38734)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Stan Getz (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Lennie Tristano (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Pete Rugolo (arr)NYC, January 10, 1950
| CO42629-1A | Double Date |
| CO42630-1A | No Figs |
Lennie Tristano - Wow (Jazz Records JR 9 CD)
Lee Konitz (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) possibly Joe Shulman (b) possibly Jeff Morton (d)live in NYC, circa 1950
| Wow | |
| Remembrance | |
| April Fool | |
| Subconscious-Lee | |
| Fugue In D Minor, BWV 899 | |
| Chord Interlude | |
| Sound-Lee | |
| Do The Things You Do | |
| No Figs |
1951
Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 1 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505)
Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, August, 1951
| All Of Me | |
| I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me |
Lennie Tristano - Descent Into The Maelstrom (East Wind (J) EW 8040)
Lennie Tristano (p) Peter Ind (b) Roy Haynes (d)New Jersey?, October 30, 1951
| E1KB-4138-1 | Ju-Ju |
| E1KB-4139-1 | Pastime |
Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1953
| Descent Into The Maelstrom |
Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1961
| tk.1 | Rehearsal From A Recording Date |
| tk.2 | - |
| tk.3 | - |
Paris, France, November 3, 1965
| Darn That Dream (Dream: Paris 1965) | |
| Imagination (Image: Paris 1965) |
Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1966
| Stretch | |
| Con-Con |
1952
Lennie Tristano Quintet Live In Toronto 1952 (Jazz Records JR 5)
Lee Konitz (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Peter Ind (b) Al Levitt (d)"UJPO (United Jewish People's Order) Hall", Toronto, Canada, July 17, 1952
| Lennie's Pennies | |
| 317 East 32nd | |
| You Go To My Head | |
| April | |
| Sound-Lee | |
| Back Home |
1954 (age 35)
Lennie Tristano (Atlantic LP 1224)
Lennie Tristano (p) Peter Ind (b -1,4) Jeff Morton (d -1,4)Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1954-1955
| 1. 4356 | Line Up |
| 2. 4357 | Requiem |
| 3. 4358 | Turkish Mambo |
| 4. 4359 | East Thirty-Second Street |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 1st set, June 11, 1955
| If I Had You |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 2nd set, June 11, 1955
| 4364 | These Foolish Things |
| 4366 | You Go To My Head |
| 4367 | All The Things You Are |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 4th set, June 11, 1955
| 4368 | A Ghost Of A Chance |
1955
The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz And Warne Marsh (Mosaic MQ10-174)
Lee Konitz (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Taylor (d)"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 1st set, June 11, 1955
| April (alt. take) | |
| Donna Lee (alt. take) |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 5th set, June 11, 1955
| Background Music (alt. take) |
** same contents as Atlantic LP 1224 + LP 1357 + SD 2-7006 + 3 bonus tracks.
The Lennie Tristano Quartet (Atlantic SD 2-7006)
Lee Konitz (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Taylor (d): same personnel"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 1st set, June 11, 1955
| Sweet And Lovely | |
| Background Music |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 2nd set, June 11, 1955
| 4363 | 317 E. 32nd |
| 4365 | 'S Wonderful |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 3rd set, June 11, 1955
| Lennie-Bird | |
| My Melancholy Baby | |
| April |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 4th set, June 11, 1955
| 4360 | Pennies In Minor |
| 4361 | Mean To Me |
| 4362 | Confucius Blues |
| 4369 | Whispering |
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 5th set, June 11, 1955
| There Will Never Be Another You | |
| Donna Lee |
Lennie Tristano - Manhattan Studio (Jazz Records JR 11 CD)
Lennie Tristano (p) Peter Ind (b) Tom Weyburn (d)Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, 1955-1956
| Manhattan Studio | |
| My Melancholy Baby | |
| Lover Man | |
| I'll See You In My Dreams | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | |
| Momentum | |
| Mean To Me | |
| All The Things You Are | |
| I'll Remember April |
1958
Lennie Tristano - Continuity (Jazz Records JR 6)
Warne Marsh (ts) Lennie Tristano (p) Henry Grimes (b) Paul Motian (d)"The Half Note", NYC, October or August 9, 1958
| Continuity | |
| She's Funny That Way | |
| My Baby | |
| Everything Happens To Me |
television broadcast, "Look Up & Live", "The Half Note", NYC, June, 1964
| Subconscious-Lee | |
| 317 East 32nd | |
| Background Music |
1960 (age 41)
Lennie Tristano - The New Tristano (Atlantic LP 1357)
Lennie Tristano (p)Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1960-1962
| Becoming | |
| C Minor Complex | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | |
| Deliberation | |
| Scene And Variations: Carol / Tania / Bud | |
| Love Lines | |
| G Minor Complex |
1964 (age 45)
Lennie Tristano - Note To Note (Jazz Records JR 10 CD)
Lennie Tristano (p) Sonny Dallas (b) Carol Tristano (d)Lennie Tristano's home studio, Palo Alto Street, Hollis, NY, 1964-1965
| Just Prez | |
| Palo Alto Scene | |
| It's Personal | |
| Note To Note | |
| There Will Always Be You |
1965
Various Artists - Piano Summit (Philology (It) W 102)
Jaki Byard, Bill Evans, Earl Hines, John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Teddy Wilson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d)"Berlino Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
| Blues In D |
Lennie Tristano Solo In Europe And Lee Konitz Quartet In Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 21)
Lennie Tristano (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Connie Kay (d)"Berlino Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
| Introduction | |
| Cool Boogie | |
| It's You Or No One |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Imagination |
"Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall", Copenhagen, Denmark, October 31, 1965
| Darn That Dream | |
| Imagination |
"Johanneshovs Isstadion", Stockholm, Sweden, November 2, 1965
| Darn That Dream | |
| Lullaby Of The Leaves | |
| Everything Happens To Me | |
| Foolin' Myself |
Lennie Tristano - Concert In Copenhagen (Jazz Records JR 12 CD)
Lennie Tristano (p): same personnel"Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall", Copenhagen, Denmark, October 31, 1965
| Lullaby Of The Leaves | |
| Expressions | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | |
| Tivoli Gardens Swing | |
| Ghost Of A Chance | |
| It's You Or No One | |
| Tangerine |
Lennie Tristano (Heart Note (Swd) HN 001)
Lennie Tristano (p): same personnellive in Milan, Italy, November 4, 1965
| Darn That Dream | |
| Almost Tea | |
| Everything Happens To Me | |
| It Could Happen To You | |
| You Go To My Head | |
| C Minor Complex (Minor Mood) | |
| Yesterdays |
Betty Scott Sings With Lennie Tristano (Jazz Records JR 13 CD)
Lennie Tristano (p) Betty Scott (voice)Lennie Tristano's home studio, Palo Alto Street, Hollis, NY, 1965, May 13 & 14, 1971, January, 1974
| If I Should Lose You | |
| I'll Close My Eyes | |
| It Could Happen To You | |
| Stairway To The Stars | |
| I Remember You | |
| Embraceable You | |
| I Should Care | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | |
| All The Things You Are | |
| Don't Worry About Me | |
| Like Someone In Love |