Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - The Complete Atlantic Recordings of ... [1997] (6 x CDs)

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LENNIE TRISTANO. LEE KONITZ & WARNE MARSH

Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - The Complete Atlantic Recordings of ... [1997] (6 x CDs)

The first thing that settles in with The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh is how little it announces itself. Issued in 1997 through Mosaic, the set gathers the Atlantic sessions led by Lennie Tristano, with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, and presents them in a way that rewards quiet attention rather than immediate impact.

Across the 6 discs, the music unfolds with a steady, almost private logic. The tempos are often moderate, the phrasing controlled, and the interaction between instruments remains precise without feeling rigid. Piano lines move in measured patterns, while the alto and tenor saxophones trace long, linear ideas that seem to develop in parallel rather than in contrast.

What becomes noticeable after a stretch of listening is the consistency of approach. Even when the group shifts configuration or tempo, the underlying method remains intact. Improvisations are built through extension rather than interruption, each phrase leading naturally into the next without dramatic breaks. The result is a sense of continuity that carries across sessions.

The inclusion of alternate takes deepens that impression. Small variations in timing, emphasis, and structure appear from one version to another, not as corrections but as different paths through the same material. Hearing them in sequence opens the music slightly, revealing how carefully each line is placed.

The set feels less like a collection of performances and more like a sustained exploration. It does not push outward for effect. Instead, it holds its focus, allowing the details to emerge gradually for anyone willing to stay with it. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - April 7:19

02 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Sweet and Lovely 5:28

03 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Background Music 6:03

04 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - If I Had You 6:31

05 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Donna Lee 5:35

06 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - 317 E. 32ND 7:01

07 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - These Foolish Things 5:42

08 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - 'S Wonderful 5:02

09 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - You Go to My Head 5:28

10 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - All The Things You Are 6:17

11 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Lennie- Bird 6:06

CD2

01 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - My Melancholy Baby 8:10

02 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - April 8:14

03 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Pennies in Minor 6:17

04 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Mean to Me 7:42

05 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Confucius Blues 6:44

06 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - A Ghost of A Chance 6:08

07 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Whispering 4:17

08 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Background Music (alt tk) 6:30

09 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - There Will Never Be Another You 7:34

10 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Donna Lee 6:33

CD3

01 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - East Thirty-Second 4:32

02 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Line Up 3:33

03 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Turkish Mambo 3:40

04 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Requiem 4:53

05 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Becoming 4:34

06 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - C Minor Complex 5:51

07 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - You Don't Know What Love Is 3:29

08 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Deliberation 4:52

09 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Scene and Variations: Carol/Tania/Bud 11:53

10 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Love Lines 2:20

11 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - G Minor Complex 3:51

CD4

01 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Indiana 5:23

02 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 4:17

03 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Star Eyes 5:22

04 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Nesuhi's Instant 5:08

05 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - I Remember You 5:04

06 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - All of Me 5:11

07 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Sweet and Lovely 4:03

08 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Cork 'N' Bib 5:31

09 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Everything Happens to Me 4:09

10 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Kary's Trance 6:10

11 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - The Nearness of You 5:14

12 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Like Someone in Love 5:28

CD5

01 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Don't Explain 3:00

02 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Some of These Days 4:09

03 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Close Your Eyes 3:54

04 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - You're Driving Me Crazy 5:43

05 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Don't Blame Me 3:43

06 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Straightaway 3:45

07 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Foolin' Myself 4:44

08 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - You Go to My Head 6:26

09 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - My Melancholy Baby 4:01

10 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Pennies in Minor 8:46

11 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Sweet and Lovely 2:20

12 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Easy Living 3:45

13 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Midway 3:22

14 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Topsy 5:27

15 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - I Can't Get Started 3:54

CD6

01 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Two Not One 5:33

02 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - There Will Never Be Another You 4:47

03 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Donna Lee 6:17

04 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Don't Squawk 7:20

05 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Background Music 5:49

06 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Ronnie's Line 3:09

07 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Too Close for Comfort 3:49

08 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - It's All Right With Me 8:17

09 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Yardbird Suite 5:02

10 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - My Melancholy Baby 7:57

11 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Excerpt 3:34

12 Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh - Just Squeeze Me 6:37

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