Topsy
Context
Tune by Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham opening Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh, recorded on June 14, 1955, at Coastal Studios in New York for Atlantic. The two saxophonists, former students of Lennie Tristano, interweave their lines on a repertoire mixing standards and tunes from the Tristano school. The Penguin Guide to Jazz places the album in its "Core Collection."
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Tristano School. Among the origins and influences of Tristano School: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).