Blind since childhood, pianist Lennie Tristano nevertheless went on to create a whole school of jazz composition and playing. His playing was spare and his harmonies inspired by contemporary classical music, forming an antidote to the bebop styles prevalent at the time. This 4CD set is a comprehensive collection of his early work and includes performances from musicians such as Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh as well as Lennie's solo and trio work.
CD1
01. Tea For Two [03:21]
02. Tea For Two (Take 2) [02:58]
03. Blue Lou [02:55]
04. These Foolish Things [02:36]
05. These Foolish Things (Take 2) [02:38]
06. It's The Talk Of The Town [02:15]
07. It's The Talk Of The Town (Take 2) [03:19]
08. Yesterdays [03:06]
09. What Is This Thing Called Love? [02:50]
10. Don't Blame Me [02:51]
11. I Found A New Baby [02:49]
12. I Can't Get Started [02:56]
13. A Night In Tunisia [02:24]
14. Out On A Limb [02:39]
15. Out On A Limb [02:51]
16. Out On A Limb [02:42]
17. I Can't Get Started [02:59]
19. I Surrender Dear [02:35]
20. I Surrender Dear [02:19]
21. I Surrender Dear [03:07]
22. Interlude [03:07]
23. Interlude [02:34]
24. Interlude [03:01]
25. Interlude [02:56]
26. Interlude [01:43]
27. Interlude [03:02]
CD2
01. Untitled Blues [03:49]
02. Blue Boy [02:50]
03. Atonement [02:30]
04. Coolin' Off With Ulanov [02:50]
05. Coolin' Off With Ulanov (alternate) [02:31]
06. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You [02:58]
07. Spontaneous Combustion [02:56]
08. Just Judy [02:40]
09. Supersonic [03:21]
10. On A Planet [03:20]
11. Air Pocket [02:47]
12. Celestia [02:57]
13. Freedom [03:39]
14. Parallel [02:30]
15. Apellation [01:56]
16. Abstraction [02:41]
17. Palimpsest [02:39]
18. Dissonance [02:40]
19. Through These Portals [02:19]
20. Speculation [02:27]
21. New Sound [02:19]
22. Resemblance [02:24]
CD3
01. Victory Ball [04:15]
02. Tautology [02:47]
03. Subconscious Lee [02:51]
04. Retrospection [03:10]
05. Judy [02:57]
06. Wow [03:23]
07. Crosscurrents [02:52]
08. Yesterdays [02:49]
09. Marionette [03:06]
10. Sax Of A Kind [03:02]
11. Intuition [02:29]
12. Digression [03:08]
13. Remember [07:43]
14. Pennies [05:47]
15. Foolish Things [04:08]
16. Indiana [05:45]
17. I'm No Good Without You [04:21]
CD4
01. Sax Of A Kind [05:15]
02. You Go To My Head [04:36]
03. Ju-Ju [02:16]
04. Passtime [03:41]
05. Lennie's Pennies [06:12]
06. 317 East 32nd [09:15]
07. You Go To My Head [06:43]
08. April [08:38]
09. Sound-Lee [07:37]
10. Back-Home [07:58]
