Crosscurrents (Lennie Tristano album)
| Crosscurrents | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Lennie Tristano | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | March 4 & 14, April 23, May 16, August 24, November 2, 1949 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Capitol (M-11060) |
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
Crosscurrents is an album by jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. It was recorded in 1949 and released by Capitol in 1972.[2] The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]
Music
The first seven tracks are recordings of Tristano's sextet, containing Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Lee Konitz (alto sax), Billy Bauer (guitar), Arnold Fishkin (bass), and Harold Granowsky or Denzil Best (drums; separately). They include "the earliest examples of free improvisation in jazz: 'Intuition' and 'Digression'".[1]
Track listing
All songs composed by Lennie Tristano, unless otherwise noted.
- "Wow"
- "Crosscurrent"
- "Yesterdays"
- "Marionette"
- "Sax of a Kind"
- "Intuition"
- "Digression"
- "A Bird in Igor's Yard" (George Russell)
- "This Time the Dream's on Me"
- "Extrovert"
- "Good for Nothing Joe"
- "Aishie"
- "Opus 96"
Personnel
- Lennie Tristano – piano
- Warne Marsh – tenor sax
- Lee Konitz – alto sax
- Billy Bauer – guitar
- Arnold Fishkin – bass
- Harold Granowsky – drums
- Denzil Best – drums
References
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott "Lennie Tristano: Crosscurrents". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ↑ Shim, Eunmi (2007). Lennie Tristano – His Life in Music. University of Michigan Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-472-11346-0.
- ↑ Tamarkin, Jeff (November 21, 2012). "Coltrane, Mingus, Tristano Recordings Honored by Grammy Hall of Fame: Louis Jordan, James Brown, Ray Charles also Awarded". JazzTimes.
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