| Crosscurrents | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | March 4, 14, April 23, May 16, August 24, November 2, 1949 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Capitol (M-11060) |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
Crosscurrents is an album by jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. The sides were recorded in 1949 and the album 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] It was reissued by Capitol as part of the Intuition 1996 CD re-issue, in combination with Warne Marsh's Jazz of Two Cities.[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Lennie Tristano, except where indicated.
- "Wow"
- "Crosscurrent"
- "Yesterdays"
- "Marionette"
- "Sax of a Kind"
- "Intuition"
- "Digression"
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. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014.
- ↑ Allmusic review by Scott Yanow, Intuition, https://www.allmusic.com/album/intuition-mw0000081084
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