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Why are the 1945 Earl Swope - Lennie Tristano recordings called "the lost sessions"? How did they get lost, and how did they get found? And what about the Emmett Carls lost sessions?

Just stumbled on this in the SHF's general Mosaic thread (from a post dated March 30, 2021 -- by SHF member J.A.W.)... https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-mosaic-thread-news-and-opinions.667563/page-58#post-26511287 Anybody got any more info?? What timeframe is this likely to be from? Any other speculation? -- or does anyone have an inside scoop to share?

Last week's Night Lights program, put together in honor of the Tristano centennial this year, is now available for online listening: https://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/lennie-tristano-jazz-guru/

well, I caught a lot of shit recently for positing that Lennie Tristano was a prime influence on Herbie Hancock. So I'm watching the Steve Allen Show clip of Miles doing Kind of Blue from 1964; some way through Herbie's solo, what does he do? A minute or so of pure Tristano derivatives (it occurs, on the clip I watched, at 7:39) based on a classic Lennie phrase device. Take that you yahoos, and never question the great Allini's musical judgment ever again. I forgive you, tempted as I am to smote you all (or I might say: Stryker 3, you're out) -

Evidently Lee Konitz was supposed to attend but won’t be coming. For Boston-area and New England board members who might be interested, here’s the schedule: Presentations by Eunmi Shim and Neil Olmstead “The Life and Music of Lennie Tristano” Monday, March 25, 1-3pm Berk Recital Hall (1140 Boylston Street, Boston) Presentation by Lewis Porter “How Lennie Learned to Play ‘Out’: the ‘Avant-Garde’ side of Tatum and other pianists before Tristano” Tuesday, March 26, 1-3pm Berk Recital Hall (1140 Boylston Street, Boston) Conversation with David Liebman* and Jimmy Halperin *Berklee Global Jazz Institute Artist in Residence “Tristano’s Teaching” Tuesday, March 26, 7-8pm Media Center Lab at Stan GetzLibrary, Room 106 (150 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston) Conversation with Dave Frank and Jimmy Halperin “Tristano’s Influence” Wednesday, March 27, 1-3pm Red Room at Cafe 939 (939 Boylston Street, Boston) Performance by Dave Frank and Jimmy Halperin Wednesday, March 27, 7-8pm Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1140 Boylston Street, Boston)