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Lenny Popkin - 317 East 32nd (Choice)

Lenny Popkin - 317 East 32nd (Choice)

Source: Master of a Small House

The title on this one is a telltale wink as to the stylistic roots of its principal: Lenny Popkin was and remains a Tristanoite at heart. Like many in the blind pianist's orbit, the tenorist's recording opportunities have been unduly sparse over the decades. This album, recorded by pianist Connie Crothers in front of a New York City audience in the fall of 1979, was Popkin's first as a leader and it's an instantly endearing monument to his improvisational powers. ...

Charley Krachy
saxophone, tenor

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

New York Moment

Air Mail Archive
2005

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