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Lennie Tristano

1919 - 1978

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Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New York City in 1946. He played with leading bebop musicians and formed his own small bands, which soon displayed some of his early interests – contrapuntal interaction of instruments, harmonic flexibility, and rhythmic complexity. His quintet in 1949 recorded the first free group improvisations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Lennie Tristano is the 1,290th most popular musician (down from 1,016th in 2024), the 6,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,938th in 2019) and the 467th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Lennie Tristano ranks 1,290 out of 3,175. Before him are Vladimir Spivakov, Geoff Emerick, Big Joe Turner, Alexander Gradsky, Wage Rudolf Supratman, and Frankie Laine. After him are Hank Mobley, Barney Kessel, Mark Isham, Emanuel Ax, Gary Rossington, and Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

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Among people born in 1919, Lennie Tristano ranks 226. Before him are Wilson Greatbatch, Béla Sárosi, Bep Voskuijl, Richard Todd, Jon Pertwee, and Grisha Filipov. After him are Wasfi Tal, Michel Déon, Wu Wenjun, Robert Pinget, Ladislav Mňačko, and Olena Apanovych. Among people deceased in 1978, Lennie Tristano ranks 174. Before him are Duncan Grant, Jack Oakie, Gotthard Handrick, Gordon Matta-Clark, František Šterc, and Ali Soilih. After him are Theo Lingen, Léon Damas, Gene Tunney, O. E. Hasse, Jiří Skobla, and Ralph Metcalfe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lennie Tristano ranks 6,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Gates McFadden (1949), Johnny Tillotson (1938), Frankie Laine (1913), Donald Pettit (1955), and Hannah Van Buren (1783). After him are John Johnson (1947), Neal McDonough (1966), Betty Hutton (1921), Hank Mobley (1930), Charles Martinet (1955), Carolyn Maloney (1946), and Bambi Woods (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lennie Tristano ranks 467. Before him are Albert Collins (1932), Julius Katchen (1926), Noodles (1963), John Mellencamp (1951), Big Joe Turner (1911), and Frankie Laine (1913). After him are Hank Mobley (1930), Barney Kessel (1923), Mark Isham (1951), Gary Rossington (1951), David Amram (1930), and Danny Carey (1961).

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