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Lennie Tristano, also known as Tristano, is a 1956 album by jazz pianist Lennie Tristano,  featuring Tristano on piano, Lee Konitz on alto sax, Gene Ramey on bass, and Art Taylor on druns.

At its release, the album was controversial for its innovative use of technology, with Tristano overdubbing piano and manipulating tape speed for effect on the first four tracks. The final five songs are concert recordings.

Tristano had begun experimenting in 1951, when he had additional piano tracks, some of which had been speeded up by engineer Rudy van Gelder, added to his recording of the songs “Ju Ju” and “Pastime”. Tristano later recalled that not a single reviewer questioned the multitracking of those songs when they were released in 1952.

In 1997, The New York Times dubbed the album a masterpiece. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Re-issue 1976. German Pressing. Atlantic ATL 50245.

Cover Damage. G**