Lennie Tristano Catalog
1945 (age 26)
Lennie Tristano, Earl Swope - The Lost Session (Jazz Guild JG 1008)
Lennie Tristano, piano.
Chicago, IL, 1945 or 1946?
| Yesterdays (as Glad Am I) | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love (as This Is Called Love) | |
| Don't Blame Me (as Blame Me) | |
| I've Found A New Baby (as I Found My Baby) |
Marky Markowitz, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone; Emmett Carls, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; Don Lamond, drums.
NYC, 1945 or 1946?
| Tea For Two | |
| Tea For Two (alternate take) | |
| Blue Lou | |
| These Foolish Things | |
| These Foolish Things (alternate take) | |
| It's The Talk Of The Town | |
| It's The Talk Of The Town (alternate take) |
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass.
NYC, October 14, 1946
| JBB-268 | A Night In Tunisia |
| - | I Can't Get Started With You |
** also released on Phontastic Nostalgia (Swd) NOST 7635.
1946
Various Artists - The Complete Keynote Collection (Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass.
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 | - |
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Bob Leininger, bass.
NYC, May 23, 1947
| KH201 | Atonement |
| KH202-2 | Coolin' Off With Ulanov |
Lennie Tristano - Untitled Blues (Mercury (J) SNP-1050)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass.
NYC, October 8, 1946
| Untitled Blues |
1947
Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG-36016)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Bob Leininger, bass.
NYC, May 23, 1947
| KH200 | Blue Boy |
| KH202-1 | Coolin' Off With Ulanov |
Bill Harris - A Knight In The Village (Jazz Showcase JS 5001)
Bill Harris, trombone; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Chubby Jackson, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
"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, trumpet #1,2,4; John LaPorta, clarinet #1,2,4; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1,2,4; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums #1,2,4; Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", WOR Studios, NYC, September 13, 1947
| 1. | Ko-Ko I |
| 2. | Hot House |
| 3. | I Surrender, Dear |
| 4. | Fine And Dandy |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carl Caruso, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", WOR Studios, NYC, September 20, 1947
| Ko-Ko II | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | |
| Tiger Rag | |
| 52nd Street Theme |
** also released on Zim ZM-1001.
Various Artists - Modern Jazz Piano (RCA Camden CAL-384)
Lennie Tristano, piano.
NYC, September 23, 1947
| D7VB1649 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance |
Lennie Tristano 1946-1947 (Classics (F) 1184)
Lennie Tristano, piano.: same session.
NYC, September 23, 1947
| D7VB1650 | Spontaneous Combustion |
| D7VB1651 | Just Judy |
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass.
NYC, December 23, 1947
| D-576 | #23 | Parallel |
| D-577 | #26 | Apellation |
| D-578 | #27 | Abstraction |
| D-579 | #30 | Palimpset (as Palimpsest) |
The Jazz Keyboards Of Marian McPartland, Lennie Tristano, Joe Bushkin, Bobby Scott (Savoy MG 12043)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; John Levy, bass.
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, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; John Levy, bass.: same session.
NYC, October 23, 1947
| T1391-master | Supersonic (alternate take) |
Various Artists - Anthropology (Spotlite (E) SPJ 108)
Fats Navarro, trumpet #1,2,4,7-9; John LaPorta, clarinet #1,5,7-9; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1,2,4,7-9; Allen Eager, tenor sax #1,7-9; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal #3; Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", WOR Studios, NYC, November 8, 1947
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme |
| 2. | Donna Lee |
| 3. | Everything I Have Is Yours |
| 4. | Hot House (as Fats Flats) |
| 5. | Tea For Two |
| 6. | Don't Blame Me |
| 7. | Groovin' High |
| 8. | Ko-Ko |
| 9. | Anthropology |
** also released on Zim ZM-1002.
Various Artists - Jazz Vol. 9 - Piano (Folkways FJ 2809)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass.
NYC, December 23, 1947
| D-575 | Freedom (as The Blues) |
Lennie Tristano 1947-1951 (Classics (F) 1290)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass.: same session.
NYC, December 23, 1947
| D-580 | #31 | Dissonance (mistitled as New Sound) |
John LaPorta, clarinet; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass.
NYC, December 31, 1947
| D-582 | #12 | Thru' These Portals |
| D-583 | #16 | Speculation (as Ear, Eyes) |
| D-584 | #11 | New Sound |
| D-585 | #15 | Resemblance |
1949 (age 30)
The Metronome All-Star Bands (RCA Camden CAL-426)
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| D9VB0021-1 | Overtime (shorter take) |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
| D9VB0022-1 | Victory Ball (shorter take) |
** also released on RCA Camden (E) CDN-112.
Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era (RCA Victor LPV-519)
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.: add Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| D9VC0021-2 | Overtime (longer take) |
| D9VC0022-3 | Victory Ball (longer take) |
Various Artists - Great Jazz Reeds (RCA Camden CAL-339)
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.: same session.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| D9VB0022-2 | Victory Ball (alternate take) |
Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige P-24046)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
NYC, January 11, 1949
| JRC3A | Progression |
Lee Konitz With Tristano, Marsh, & Bauer (Prestige PRLP 7004)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Shelly Manne, drums #1,3.
NYC, January 11, 1949
| 1. JRC3 | Tautology (as Progression) |
| 2. JRC4A | Retrospection |
| 3. JRC8J | Subconscious-Lee |
| 4. JRC11B | Judy |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7250, PRST 7250 as Lee Konitz With Lennie Tristano - Subconscious-Lee. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-186, OJCCD-186-2.
Various Artists - Cool & Quiet (Capitol T-371)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Harold Granowsky, drums.
NYC, March 4, 1949
| 3413-3 | Wow |
Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Harold Granowsky, drums.
NYC, March 14, 1949
| 3714-1 | Yesterdays |
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, May 16, 1949
| 3784 | Marionette |
Lennie Tristano, Buddy DeFranco - Crosscurrents: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 14 (Capitol M-11060)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Harold Granowsky, drums.
NYC, March 4, 1949
| 3414-1 | Crosscurrent |
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Denzil Best, drums #1.
NYC, May 16, 1949
| 1. 3785 | Sax Of A Kind |
| 2. 3786-2 | Intuition |
| 3. 3787 | Digression |
Various Artists - Carnegie Hall X-Mas '49 - Charlie Parker And The Stars Of Modern Jazz! (Jass Records J-CD-16)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Joe Shulman, bass; Jeff Morton, drums.
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, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Jeff Morton, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, 1949
| Remember | |
| Pennies | |
| Foolish Things | |
| Indiana | |
| I'm No Good Without You |
** also released on Jazz Records JR 1 CD.
** part of The Jazz Factory JFCD 22833 as The Lost Tapes.
1950
The Swing Era Metronome All-Stars (Harmony HL 7044)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 10, 1950
| CO42629-1 | Double Date |
| CO42630-1 | No Figs |
Lennie Tristano - Wow (Jazz Records JR 9 CD)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; possibly Joe Shulman, bass; possibly Jeff Morton, drums.
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 |
** part of The Jazz Factory JFCD 22833 as The Lost Tapes.
1951
Charlie Parker - "More Unissued" Vol. 1 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Kenny Clarke, drums.
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, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
New Jersey?, October 30, 1951
| E1KB-4139-1 | Pastime |
| E1KB-4138-1 | Ju-Ju |
Lennie Tristano, piano.
Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1953
| Descent Into The Maelstrom |
same personnel.
Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1961
| It's You Or No One (as Take 1: Rehearsal From Recording Date) | |
| Lullaby Of The Leaves (as Take 2: Rehearsal From Recording Date) | |
| These Foolish Things (as Take 3: Rehearsal From Recording Date) |
same personnel.
Paris, France, November 3, 1965
| Darn That Dream (as Dream: Paris 1965) | |
| Imagination (as Image: Paris 1965) |
Lennie Tristano, piano; Sonny Dallas, bass; Nick Stabulas, drums.
Lennie Tristano's home studio, NYC, 1966
| Stretch | |
| Con Con |
** also released on East Wind (J) UCCJ-9072; Inner City IC 6002; Jazz Records JR 14 CD.
Lennie Tristano - Descent Into The Maelstrom (Jazz Records JR 14 CD)
Lennie Tristano, piano.
Paris, France, November 3, 1965
| Lullabye: Paris 1965 |
** originally released on East Wind (J) EW-8040 + 1 bonus track.
1952
Lennie Tristano Quintet Live In Toronto 1952 (Jazz Records JR 5)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Al Levitt, drums.
"UJPO (United Jewish People's Order) Hall", Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17, 1952
| Lennie's Pennies | |
| 317 East 32nd | |
| You Go To My Head | |
| April | |
| Sound-Lee | |
| Back Home |
** also released on Jazz Records JR 5 CD.
1954
Lennie Tristano (Atlantic LP 1224)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Peter Ind, bass #1,4; Jeff Morton, drums #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 |
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 1st set, June 11, 1955
| If I Had You |
same personnel.
"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 |
same personnel.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 4th set, June 11, 1955
| 4368 | A Ghost Of A Chance |
** part of Mosaic MQ10-174, MD6-174 as The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz And Warne Marsh.
1955
The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz And Warne Marsh (Mosaic MQ10-174)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 1st set, June 11, 1955
| April (alternate take) | |
| Donna Lee (alternate take) |
same personnel.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 5th set, June 11, 1955
| Background Music (alternate take) |
** also released on Mosaic MD6-174.
** same as Atlantic LP 1224 entitled Lennie Tristano + LP 1357 entitled Lennie Tristano - The New Tristano + SD 2-7006 entitled The Lennie Tristano Quartet + 3 bonus tracks.
The Lennie Tristano Quartet (Atlantic SD 2-7006)
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Taylor, drums.: same personnel.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 1st set, June 11, 1955
| Sweet And Lovely | |
| Background Music |
same personnel.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 2nd set, June 11, 1955
| 4363 | 317 E. 32nd |
| 4365 | 'S Wonderful |
same personnel.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 3rd set, June 11, 1955
| Lennie-Bird | |
| My Melancholy Baby | |
| April |
same personnel.
"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 |
same personnel.
"The Sing-Song Room, Confucius Restaurant", NYC, 5th set, June 11, 1955
| There Will Never Be Another You | |
| Donna Lee |
** part of Mosaic MQ10-174, MD6-174 as The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz And Warne Marsh.
Lennie Tristano - Manhattan Studio (Jazz Records JR 11 CD)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Tom Weyburn, drums.
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, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
"The Half Note", NYC, October or August 9, 1958
| Continuity | |
| She's Funny That Way | |
| My Baby | |
| Everything Happens To Me |
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Sonny Dallas, bass; Nick Stabulas, drums.
television broadcast, "Look Up & Live", "The Half Note", NYC, June, 1964
| Subconscious-Lee | |
| 317 East 32nd | |
| Background Music |
** also released on Jazz Records JR 6 CD.
1960 (age 41)
Lennie Tristano - The New Tristano (Atlantic LP 1357)
Lennie Tristano, piano.
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 |
** part of Mosaic MQ10-174, MD6-174 as The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz And Warne Marsh.
1964
Lennie Tristano - Note To Note (Jazz Records JR 10 CD)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Sonny Dallas, bass; Carol Tristano, drums.
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
Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans, Jaki Byard - Piano Summit (Philology (It) W 102)
Jaki Byard, Bill Evans, Earl Hines, John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Teddy Wilson, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
"Berlino Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
| Blues In D |
Lennie Tristano Solo In Europe, Lee Konitz Quartet In Europe (Unique Jazz (It) UJ 21)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
"Berlino Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
| Introduction | |
| Cool Boogie | |
| It's You Or No One |
Lennie Tristano, piano.
| Darn That Dream | |
| Imagination |
same personnel.
"Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall", Copenhagen, Denmark, October 31, 1965
| Darn That Dream | |
| Imagination |
same personnel.
"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, piano.: 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, piano.: same personnel.
live 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 (as Minor Mood) | |
| Yesterdays |
Betty Scott Sings With Lennie Tristano (Jazz Records JR 13 CD)
Lennie Tristano, piano; Betty Scott, voice.
Lennie Tristano's home studio, Palo Alto Street, Hollis, NY, 1965, May 13, 14, 1971, and 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 |