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The Last from Lennie's is an album by pianist Jaki Byard's Quartet recorded in 1965 at the same performances that produced Jaki Byard Quartet Live! and (apart from one track which was released in the 1960s) first released on the Prestige label in 2003.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. stating, "the quartet recordings on Last From Lennie's are bursting with creative energy... Like all good vault releases, Last From Lennie's reminds listeners of just how good Byard and his bandmates were". A review on the All About Jazz website stated "The pace never slows over the album's 62 minute length. At the conclusion of "King David," I'm exhausted!"

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

"Twelve" - 10:12
"Dolphy #1" - 9:05
"After You've Gone / Strolling Along" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / Byard) - 4:21
"St. Mark's Place Among the Sewers" - 14:42
"Dolphy #2" - 10:41
"Jaki Byard's Ballad Medley: Tea for Two / Lover / Strolling Along / Cherokee" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart / Byard / Ray Noble) - 9:45 Originally released on Jaki Byard Quartet Live! Vol. 2
"King David" - 3:43

Personnel

Jaki Byard - piano
Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, drums
George Tucker - bass
Alan Dawson - drums, vibraphone

References

Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2012
^ Lankford Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Moon, R. All About Jazz Review, November 25, 2003

v t e Jaki Byard
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
As leader or co-leader	Here's Jaki (1961) Hi-Fly (1962) Out Front! (1964) Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965) The Last from Lennie's (1965 ) Freedom Together! (1966) On the Spot! (1967) Sunshine of My Soul (1967) Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968) The Jaki Byard Experience (1968) Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971) Duet! (1972) Family Man (1978) Improvisations (1981) The Magic of 2 (1982 ) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984) Phantasies (1984) Phantasies II (1988) Foolin' Myself (1988) The Changes of Life (1996) This Happening (1997) Night Leaves (1997) July in Paris (1998)
Solo piano	Blues for Smoke (1960 ) Solo Piano (1969) Parisian Solos (1971) The Entertainer (1972) There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972) Flight of the Fly (1976) Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 ) A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 ) The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 ) To Them – To Us (1982) Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)
With Charles Mingus	The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963) Town Hall Concert (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) Astral Weeks (1964) Cornell 1964 (1964) Revenge! (1964) Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
With others	Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965) Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1973) Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson), 196061) Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961) Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961) How Time Passes (Don Ellis, 1960) New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961) The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin, 1963) The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964) Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64) The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965) Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965) Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966) Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson, 1960) Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960) Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61) Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61) "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961) Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961) Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford, 1978) Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989) Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990) American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991) Honi Gordon Sings (Honi Gordon, 1962) Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971) Five on Eight (Rufus "Speedy" Jones, 1964) Dr. Chicago (Clifford Jordan, 1984) Rip, Rig and Panic (Roland Kirk, 1965) Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966) Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss, 1966) Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968) In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969) Involution (Michael Marcus, 1998) Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano, 1950) Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951) Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre, 1962) Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2, 1988) Body and Soul (Ray Nance, 1969) Life Is a Many Splendored Gig (Herb Pomeroy, 1957) "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Dannie Richmond, 1965) Fuchsia Swing Song (Sam Rivers, 1964) Rhythm Is Our Business (Jordan Sandke, 1985) Lady Bird (Archie Shepp, 1978) Amarcord Nino Rota (Hal Willner, 1981) Musique du Bois (Phil Woods, 1974)

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