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Lennie Tristano

real name Leonard Joseph Tristano

Chicago, United States · 1919-03-19 – 1978-11-18

Lennie Tristano is credited on 588 releases across 171 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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588

Credits

171

Albums

8

Decades active

122

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American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Blind since the age of 10. Lived in New York since 1946.
Born on 19 March 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died on 18 November 1978 in New York City, New York, USA (aged 59).

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Credited work

588 releases · 171 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Performance · 1,342
  • Other credits · 27
  • Engineering · 19
  • Production · 13

Studios: WOR Studios · Royal Roost (2) · Jazzhus Montmartre · Downtown Sound Studio, New York

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