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“Intuition” is the title of a free improvisation by the Lennie Tristano quintet. It was recorded on May 16, 1949, and is credited as being one of the first two freely improvised jazz recordings, along with “Digression” (made at the same session).

The quintet that recorded “Intuition” was formed of leader Tristano, tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, guitarist Billy Bauer, and bassist Arnold Fishkin.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated “Due to the Lennie Tristano performances, this CD reissue (which has over 75 minutes of music) is essential for all jazz collections.”

Track listing:

1 Warne Marsh– Smog Eyes
Written-By – Ted Brown
3:32
2 Warne Marsh– Ear Conditioning
Written-By – Ronnie Ball
5:13
3 Warne Marsh– Lover Man
Written-By – Davis, Sherman*, Ramirez
4:28
4 Warne Marsh– Quintessence
Written-By – Ronnie Ball
4:14
5 Warne Marsh– Jazz Of Two Cities
Written-By – Ted Brown
4:32
6 Warne Marsh– Dixie’s Dilemma
Written-By – Warne Marsh
4:20
7 Warne Marsh– Tschaikovsky’s Opus #42, Third Movement
Written-By – Traditional
3:59
8 Warne Marsh– I Never Knew
Written-By – G. Khan, T. FioRita
5:00
9 Warne Marsh– Ear Conditioning (Mono Master)
Written-By – Ronnie Ball
5:14
10 Warne Marsh– Lover Man (Mono Master)
Written-By – Davis*, Sherman, Ramirez
4:29
11 Warne Marsh– Jazz Of Two Cities (Mono Take)
Written-By – Ted Brown
4:39
12 Warne Marsh– I Never Knew (Mono Take)
Written-By – Kahn, T. FioRita
5:09
13 Lennie Tristano– Wow
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
3:19
14 Lennie Tristano– Crosscurrent
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
2:48
15 Lennie Tristano– Yesterdays
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
2:45
16 Lennie Tristano– Marionette
Written-By – Billy Bauer
3:04
17 Lennie Tristano– Sax Of A Kind
Written-By – L. Tristano, W. Marsh
2:59
18 Lennie Tristano– Intuition
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
2:27
19 Lennie Tristano– Digression
Written-By – Lennie Tristano
3:04

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Recording Date: March 4, 1949 – October 11, 1956