Biography

Leonard Joseph Tristano (19 March 1919 – 18 November 1978) was a jazz pianist, composer and teacher of jazz improvisation. He performed in the cool jazz, bebop, post bop and avant-garde jazz genres. He remains a somewhat overlooked figure in jazz history, but his enormous originality and dazzling work as an improviser have long been appreciated by knowledgeable jazz fans. In addition, his work as a jazz educator meant that he has exerted a substantial influence on jazz through figures such as Lee Konitz and Bill Evans.

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#	Song	Languages	Released	Views
1	Background Music Continuity	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1964	123
2	But Beautiful Jazz Keyboards of McPartland & Others	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1994	121
3	It's You or No One The Definitive Lennie Tristano: Copenhagen New York Berlin	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch		118
4	Stairway to the Stars	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch		116
5	I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance Pastime	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2008	116
6	Everything Happens to Me In Europe [CD #2]	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2006	114
7	You Don't Know What Love Is The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1997	113
8	These Foolish Things The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1997	112
9	You Don't Know What Love Is Lennie Tristano [Giants of Jazz]	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1998	112
10	These Foolish Things Lennie Tristano [Collectables]	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1955	111

All album song lyrics by Lennie Tristano

#	Song	Released	Views
1	300 Hits: Jazz	2014	3.584
2	From Swing to Bebop	2000	3.204
3	Cafe Jazz: Precious Ivory	2002	1.061
4	The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh	1997	904
5	Simply Jazz [2012]	2012	881
6	Jazz Classics [BMG Special Products]	2004	780
7	That Devilin' Tune, Vol. 4	2006	571
8	Out on a Limb [Proper 2003]	2003	553
9	A Handful of Keys	1997	541
10	Intuition [Box Set]	2003	473
11	1945-1946, Vol. 1	1999	426
12	Pastime	2008	412
13	Jazz: Hello Dolly		347
14	Requiem [Giants of Jazz]	1998	347
15	Lennie Tristano/The New Tristano	1994	346
16	The Complete Lennie Tristano on Keynote	1987	334
17	Betty Scott Sings with Lennie Tristano	1974	315
18	The New Tristano [Original]	1962	314
19	Classic Jazz Piano	1988	305
20	Best of Jazz [BMG 2004]	2004	294
21	Lennie Tristano [Collectables]	1955	288
22	Why Do I Love You?	1993	286
23	Jazz Legends [Rerooted]	2002	272
24	Erotic Jazz, Vol. 2	2014	250
25	Continuity	1964	235
26	The Definitive Lennie Tristano: Copenhagen New York Berlin		233
27	Solos and Trios 1946-1947	2003	226
28	Jazz Keyboards of McPartland & Others	1994	223
29	Supersonic	2000	214
30	1946-1947	2002	207
31	Lennie Tristano Solo	2003	197
32	Concert in Copenhagen	1997	194
33	Atlantic Jazz: Best of the '50's	1993	193
34	Copenhagen, NY, Berlin	2008	193
35	Jazz in History, Vol. 1		191
36	Rare V-Discs, Vol. 1: The Combos	1993	186
37	Trio, Quartet, Quintet & Sextet: 1946-1949	1998	185
38	Tristano	1955	168
39	1947: A Time To Remember The Classic Years		167
40	Lennie Tristano [Atlantic]	1955	160
41	The Best of Jazz Piano and Trumpet	2011	159
42	Concert in Copenhagen	2003	145
43	Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert	1992	145
44	Chicago, April 1951	2014	139
45	Complete Recordings of Charlie Parker with Lennie Tristano	2006	127
46	In Europe [CD #2]	2006	114
47	Lennie Tristano [Giants of Jazz]	1998	112
48	Lennie's Pennies	2003	109
49	New York Improvisations	1956	109
50	Abstraction and Improvisation	2007	108
51	RCA Victor 80th Anniversary, Vol. 3: 1940-1949	1997	104
52	Live in Toronto (1952)	1952	77
53	I Can't Get Started	2006	76
54	New Sound	2003	70
55	Out on a Limb	1998	66
56	In Europe [CD #1]	2006	39
57	Manhattan Studio	2001	14
58	Piano Jazz Masters, Vol. 2	2013	2
59	50 Piano Jazz and Blues Classics	2013	2
60	Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: Lennie Tristano		0
61	Jazz Giants: Lennie Tristano		0
62	Jazz Infusion: Lennie Tristano	2013	0
63	Songs and Story: Winnie the Pooh	2010	0
64	The New Tristano	1962	0