Lennie Tristano

Great innovator, great musician. Despite his handicap and his reserved nature, he was able to grasp and blend the soul of European music with the soul of the blues. Greater attention from record companies would be appropriate to facilitate the availability of his few records.
Fedenard
Fedenard
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Lennie Tristano

American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher (1919–1978), born in Chicago to Italian parents from Aversa. Blind since childhood, he became a key innovator in jazz, noted for early free improvisation (Intuition/Digression, 1949) and pioneering studio overdubbing on Lennie Tristano (1956). He worked closely with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh and was an influential educator.
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