Wednesday, 10/10/12

Rhythmic punch?

Not much.

Lyrical beauty?

Ditto.

But, like few others, he keeps me on the edge of my seat.

Lennie Tristano (1919-78), live, Copenhagen, 1965*

*“Darn That Dream,” “Lullaby of the Leaves,” “Expressions,” “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” “Tivoli Gardens Swing,” “Ghost of a Chance,” “Imagination,” “Tangerine.”