Descent Into the Maelstrom

Lennie Tristano - Descent Into the Maelstrom

Performers:

Lennie Tristano - piano

Sonny Dallas - bass [on "Stretch" and "Con Con"]

Nick Stabulas - drums [on "Stretch" and "Con Con"]

Peter Ind - bass [on "Pastime" and "Ju-Ju"]

Roy Haynes - drums [on "Pastime" and "Ju-Ju"]

Background from Wikipedia:

Tristano (19 March 1919 - 18 November 1978) was a jazz pianist and composer. He performed in the Cool jazz, bebop, post bop and Avant-garde jazz genres. He remains a somewhat overlooked figure in jazz history, but his enormous originality and dazzling work as an improviser have long been appreciated by knowledgable jazz fans; in addition, his work as a jazz educator meant that he has exerted a substantial indirect influence on jazz, through figures such as Lee Konitz and Bill Evans.

My copy of Descent Into the Maelstrom was issued by Inner City Records which was originally issued in Japan by East Wind. The title track is some awesome Edgar Allan Poe-inspired experimental free jazz that is basically an overdubbed recording of two performances. It was so gripping, I was convinced to get the copy of this LP. This album is a compilation of performances and recordings from 1952 to 1966.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Descent Into the Maelstrom {3:24}

2. Dream: Paris 1965 {2:50}

3. Image: Paris 1965 {3:24}

4. Take 1 -- Rehearsal from Recording Date {4:28}

5. Take 2 -- Rehearsal from Recording Date {3:09}

6. Take 3 -- Rehearsal from Recording Date {4:03}

Side 2

1. Stretch {6:07}

2. Pastime {3:38}

3. Ju-Ju {2:14}

4. Con Con {8:43}

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