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Quote by Lennie Tristano

“Dave Frank is one of the few people that can REALLY play!”

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Lennie Tristano was an influential jazz pianist and composer, known for his innovative approach to improvisation and his role in the development of the cool jazz style. Born on March 19, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois, Tristano's musical career began as a child, studying classical piano before becoming interested in jazz. Moving to New York City in the late 1940s, he formed his own trio and began recording, influencing the evolution of cool jazz through his work with musicians like Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, and Paul Bley. Tristano's contributions to jazz include his innovative use of polyphony and counterpoint, his development of the head-solo-head structure in jazz improvisation, and his influence on a generation of jazz musicians. He passed away on November 18, 1978. more

“The point of recapitulation in the first movement of the Ninth [Symphony of Beethoven] is one of the most horrifying moments in music, as the carefully prepared cadence is frustrated, damming up energy which finally explodes in the throttling, murderous rage of a rapist incapable of attaining release.”

Firsts Moments Energy Movement Prepared Rage Release Frustrated Incapable Symphony Cadence Recapitulation

Author:Susan McClary

“Something special can happen late at night in a jazz club. As the crowd thins, the musicians intuitively sense that those few who have stayed, have stayed for a reason. A reciprocity of need and desire inspires the musicians to dig as deeply into their talent and souls as they are able. This mysterious and transformative confluence of events rarely happens in concert. It is the province of the nightclub.”