Yeah, I wouldn't put much behind the story. Though I can just put on Line Up or East 32nd Street, and hear Miles Smiles era Herbie. When I dig Plugged Nickel Wayne Shorter I hear Warne Marsh. (Actually I heard Wayne Shorter before Marsh... all the Blue Note stuff, ESP, etc, Almost fell out of my chair when I heard Warne's solo from Too Close For Comfort. Like a ton of bricks)
Though Herbie was playing with that kind of attack in realtime and those former tracks were time stretched. (In truth they were never intended to be released anyways, Tristano was just practicing). If only my practicing sounded like that.
What would be most beneficial would be to seek out which Tristano/Marsh/Konitz albums were released at the time Herbie/Wayne or whoever...might have heard them...
(BTW Chuck Nessa, that All Music album is heavy, it's generally the first Warne Album I recommend if somebody's interested, along with Star Highs and Music for Prancing)