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Lennie Tristano
A blind pianist from Chicago, Lennie Tristano's unpredictable, improvised style
went against the grain of 1940s jazz and made him a significant influence on
what became known as "the birth of the cool". While never achieving the
reputation and fame of his great contemporary Miles Davis, Tristano's rejection
of extravagance and grandstanding in favour of more suppressed emotional styles
wasn't to the taste of some jazz fans who thought his music cold, but proved to
be an important bridge between bebop and free-form jazz.
Blind from birth, he was first taught to play piano by hi...
I Can't Get StartedLennie Tristano
Out On A Limb
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These Foolish ThingsLennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
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If I Had YouWarne Marsh and Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
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These Foolish ThingsWarne Marsh and Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
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You Go to My HeadLennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Peter Ind and Al Levitt
Lennie's Pennies
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I Surrender, DearMiles Davis and Lennie Tristano
Out On A Limb
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