Live at Cafe Bohemia on CD!

[Dr.Jellyfish]

Hi! The rare LP "A knight in the Village" on cd. I found it at www.jazzmessengers.com:

ARTIST: LENNIE TRISTANO
TITLE: LIVE AT CAFE BOHEMIA
LABEL: RLR RECORDS

ORDER CODE: DIS-118991

BAR CODE: 8436006496387
LABEL CODE: RLR 88638
RELEASED: 2008
RECORDED: 1947
FORMAT: CD
NUMBER OF DISCS: 1

COLABORATIONS: BILL HARRIS, FLIP PHILLIPS, BILLY BAUER, CHUBBY JACKSON, DENZIL BEST

This relaese contains a splendid but rarerly heard jam session presented here for the first time ever on CD. The performance showcases modern jazz piano genius Lennie Tristano with an all-star group including trombonist Bill Harris and tenor saxophonist Flip Phillips

01. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE
02. JUST YOU, JUST ME
03. A KNIGHT IN THE VILLAGE
04. MEDLEY: BODY AND SOUL/SWEET LORRAINE
05. FLIP MEETS BILL
06. SUBCONSCIOUS-LEE*
07. 317 EAST 32ND*
08. BACKGROUND MUSIC*

TOTAL TIME: 75:15. Live at Café Bohemia, August 22, 1947.

LENNIE TRISTANO SEXTET: Lennie Tristano (p), Bill Harris (tr), Flip Phillips (ts), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Denzil Best (d). Pianist Argonne Thornton replaces Tristano on track 5 only.

Price: 12,95€

[jostber]

Thanks for that information, this looks like a must-have!

[jostber]

Is this also the first recorded version of "317 EAST 32ND"? And there must be some long tracks here?

[Dr.Jellyfish]

here is the personnel:

LENNIE TRISTANO SEXTET: Lennie Tristano (p), Bill Harris (tr), Flip Phillips (ts), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Denzil Best (d). Pianist Argonne Thornton replaces Tristano on track 5 only.

BONUS TRACKS (6-8): Lennie Tristano (p), Lee Konitz (as), Warne Marsh (ts), Sonny Dallas (b), Nick Stabulas (d). "Look up and Live" TV Broadcast, Live from the Half Note, New York, June 1964

tracks 1 to 5 are from the rare LP "A knight in the Village", I think never issued on CD before

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