Lennie Tristano - Descent Into The Maelstrom (1976) [2015 East Wind Masters Collection 1000] CD-Rip

An excellent collection of rare material by this fantastic modernist piano player! The record compiles rare recordings from the years 1951 to 1966, including a few excellent solo recordings that stand as essential gems from his underrecorded career. Titles include "Ju Ju", "Pastime", "Stretch", "Dream: Paris 1965", and "Descent Into The Maelstrom". (Great Japanese pressing!) This hard-to-find LP starts off with the utterly unique title cut. On this completely atonal track (which predates Cecil Taylor by a few years), Lennie Tristano overdubbed several pianos and created picturesque and extremely intense music

Tracks:

01 - Descent Into The Maelstrom
02 - Dream- Paris
03 - Image- Paris
04 - Take 1 - Rehearsal From Recording Date
05 - Take 2 - Rehearsal From Recording Date
06 - Take 3 - Rehearsal From Recording Date
07 - Stretch
08 - Pastime
09 - Ju-Ju
10 - Con Con

Personnel:

Lennie Tristano (piano)

Peter Ind (bass)
Roy Haynes (drums)

Sonny Dallas (bass)
Nick Stabulas (drums)