Lennie Tristano

Aliases: The Lennie Tristano Quartet
Lennie Tristano Quintet
The Lennie Tristano Sextette
Real name: Leonard Joseph Tristano
Born: March 19, 1919
Died: November 18, 1978
Country: United States
IPI: 00031063237 6 works
00085636252 7 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Jazz pianist, composer, and influential teacher, his pupils included Lee Konitz and Bill Evans. The complexities of his harmonies were even more advanced than the bebop music in vogue in his early recording record. He recorded in many jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, post-bop, and avant-garde jazz.
Related labels: Jazz Records founder

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	317 East 32nd REC	Lennie Tristano Quintet	1982	(26 artists) Originally by Lee Konitz REL
i	Crosscurrent	The Lennie Tristano Sextette	1949	(3 artists)
i	Lennie's Pennies REC	Lennie Tristano Quintet	1982	(31 artists) Originally by The Clare Fischer Big Band REL
i	Line Up	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Unverified
i	Requiem	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	(2 artists)
i	Turkish Mambo	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	(2 artists)
i	Wow	The Lennie Tristano Sextette	1949	Unverified

Covers by Lennie Tristano

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	All the Things You Are	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
	All the Things You Are	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i	Donna Lee	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	Charley Parker
	Don't Worry About Me	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Katherine Perry PRF, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REC,REL
	Embraceable You	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
i	Ghost of a Chance	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Bing Crosby
i	If I Had You	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	The Piccadilly Players [GB]
	If I Should Lose You	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
	I'll Close My Eyes	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
	I Remember You	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
	I Should Care	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
	It Could Happen to You	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour BRD
	Like Someone in Love	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
i	Mean to Me	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
i	My Melancholy Baby	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
	Stairway to the Stars	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Harry Babbitt
i	Sweet and Lovely	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
i	'S Wonderful	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns PRF, Frank Crumit REC,REL
i	There'll Never Be Another You	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	John Payne & Joan Merrill
i	These Foolish Things	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
	You Don't Know What Love Is	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Carol Bruce REC, Ella Fitzgerald REL
i	You Go to My Head	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain

Songs written by Lennie Tristano

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
317 East 32nd	Lennie Tristano	Lennie Tristano Quintet REC, Lee Konitz REL	July 17, 1952	Covered by (26 artists)
Baby	Lennie Tristano	Lee Konitz	1972	Covered by (3 artists)
Crosscurrent	Lennie Tristano	The Lennie Tristano Sextette	1949	Covered by (3 artists)
Leave Me	Lennie Tristano	Warne Marsh	1983	Unverified
Lennie Bird	Lennie Tristano	Lee Konitz	1958	Unverified
Lennie's Pennies	Lennie Tristano	Lennie Tristano Quintet REC, The Clare Fischer Big Band REL	July 17, 1952	Covered by (31 artists)
Line Up	Lennie Tristano	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Unverified
Requiem	Lennie Tristano	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Covered by (2 artists)
Turkish Mambo	Lennie Tristano	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Covered by (2 artists)
Two Not One	Lennie Tristano	Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh	1955	Covered by (6 artists)
Victory Ball	Lennie Tristano	The Metronome All Stars [US]	March 1949	Unverified
Wow	Lennie Tristano	The Lennie Tristano Sextette	1949	Unverified

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Betty Scott Sings with Lennie Tristano	Betty Scott with Lennie Tristano	2001	Jazz Records
Lennie Tristano	Lennie Tristano	March 1956	Atlantic
Live in Toronto 1952	Lennie Tristano Quintet	1982	Jazz Records
The Lennie Tristano Quartet	The Lennie Tristano Quartet	1981	Atlantic