Lennie Tristano
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Leonard Joseph Tristano was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Tristano, c. August 1947
Bill Harris, Denzil Best, Flip Phillips, Billy Bauer, Lennie Tristano, Chubby Jackson. Pied Piper, New York City, c. September 1947
Birth of the Cool
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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis. It was released in February or March 1957 on Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by
Davis (right center) playing in Charlie Parker's quintet, 1947
Pete Rugolo produced the sessions for Birth of the Cool.