Lennie Tristano Proper Box

[Peter]

The Lennie Tristano box put out by Poper has been calling me, but so far I've not pulled the trigger. Anybody heard it? Your thoughts? Thanks.

[Clunky]

I already had Cds of the Capitol and Keynote sessions when I picked this up shortly after its release. The music is excellent, I believe some of the sessions are incomplete, the format of the Cds and booklet drives me nuts but it's very cheap. Sound quality is highly variable as were the original releases (I believe, but I've not done an AB comparison). It's not bad overall but I be happier if I had licenced original CDs of more of the material.

Edited January 31, 2007 by Clunky

[Cliff Englewood]

I picked this up last year for €20 and got it mainly because it has some live stuff with Marsh and Konitz. I haven't even listened to the first 2 discs yet,

It's a really good way to get a lot of stuff that would otherwise be really hard to find. Obviously the label is a bit dodgy morals wise and I think the sound is pretty much as good as your gonna get, for the majority of these recordings anyway.

Make sure you get the "Intuition" CD on Capitol first though.

Edited January 31, 2007 by Cliff Englewood

[Chuck Nessa]

Just want to point out the live material is being sold by the Tristano family/friends operation called Jazz Records. Their issues are the unpaid source for the Proper box.

[Sundog]

Your thoughts?

Do the right thing.

[felser]

Your thoughts?

Do the right thing.

But decide what that is first. Proper is doing absolutely nothing that the laws of their country prohibit. We've been through this so many times in so many threads lately. The box is an excellent value, but I find the later Atlantic recordings more to my liking.

[Lazaro Vega]

http://www.jazzrecordsinc.com/

[Chuck Nessa]

Your thoughts?

Do the right thing.

But decide what that is first. Proper is doing absolutely nothing that the laws of their country prohibit. We've been through this so many times in so many threads lately. The box is an excellent value, but I find the later Atlantic recordings more to my liking.

Yup, grab what you can.

[Sundog]

Your thoughts?

Do the right thing.

But decide what that is first. Proper is doing absolutely nothing that the laws of their country prohibit. We've been through this so many times in so many threads lately. The box is an excellent value, but I find the later Atlantic recordings more to my liking.

It was just a good natured nudge. I certainly agree, no need to whip a dead horse. By all means get the music, its essential.

[RDK]

The jazzrecordsinc stuff is also available legitimately from emusic.