Alas, daughter Carol Tristano later overdubbed her (unobtrusive) drums onto this mid-'60s duo date with bassist Sonny Dallas, but pianist Lennie, master of the long jittery extemporized line, sounds uncommonly relaxed here.
Dig out that beastly old metronome you've held onto since you last took music lessons. Put on your favorite record. Let them play. Cringe? Exactly. Kevin Whitehead, emusic reviewer, notes that Tristano sounds uncommonly relaxed here. Unfortunately, it's not a relaxing listen, thanks to Carol's overdubbed drums. A synthesizer circa 1990 would have drum loops more soulful.. Whatever your opinion of the quality of her playing, the mix is all wrong. It's like sitting two feet away from a novice's practice session on drums, and catching strains of Tristano's blissful work drifting in through an open window.
I agree with the previous reviewer. Lennie was a genius, a master innovator and pioneer of the linear piano style. Daughter Carol is none of the above, and though I recognize her contribution in releasing this material previously unavailable (there is precious little of the blind pianist's recorded material), I admonish her self-indulgence here. The percussion tracks are obtrusive and totally superfluous.
I have to disagree with AMG, the drums ARE obtrusive.
