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In Memoriam: George Russell 1923-2009

by AAJ Staff
September 6, 2009

George was such an inspiration to all of us in his sextet. He encouraged us to go beyond our limitations by introducing and suggesting fresh new concepts. As band members (students) he gave us the encouragement we needed to go further and deeper into our musical improvisations.Playing in his band was a turning point ...

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Article: Highly Opinionated

Why George Russell Will Always Live in Time

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 10, 2009

A measure of just how underrated a musician he was in his lifetime is reflected in the fact that even three days after he passed on most of the major publications had not even reported his death, much less celebrated his life in the glowing terms that he so richly deserved. Perhaps this was because oddly ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Turn Out the Lights: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings, June 1980

by Jeff Stockton
August 3, 2009

Bill Evans Trio Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings June 1980 Nonesuch Records 2009 The recent wave of celebrity deaths is a reminder that there's no greater loss the arts can suffer than losing someone in their creative prime. Pianist Bill Evans was 50 when ...

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News: Recording

Jazz Legend Scott Lafaro Celebrated with Previously Unreleased Performances and Interviews: "Pieces of Jade" on Resonance Records' Heirloom Series

July 23, 2009

Jazz Legend Scott LaFaro Celebrated with Previously Unreleased Performances, Rehearsal Tape and Bill Evans Interview on Resonance Records - Heirloom Series' Pieces of Jade Pieces of Jade to be released with new LaFaro Biography: Jade Visions “His approach to the bass... it was a beautiful thing to see... He was a constant inspiration." --Bill Evans In ...

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Chuck Israels

by Elliott Simon
January 17, 2007

An infrequent visitor to his hometown, bassist Chuck Israels is returning to NYC this month for rehearsals of his new music with David Berger's Sultans of Swing big band. Israels and Berger have a musical relationship that dates back to the National Jazz Ensemble, a groundbreaking jazz repertory orchestra that Israels conceived in the mid '70s. ...

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Monk Suite

By Kronos Quartet

Label: Landmark Records
Released: 1985

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National Jazz Ensemble Vol. 1

By Chuck Israels

Label:
Released: 1976
Track listing: Every Tub; Understanding Depression; Black Bottom Stomp; Transblucency; Room 608; Solar Complexes; Hot Feet; Very Early; Harlem Airshaft;

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National Jazz Ensemble Vol. 2

By Chuck Israels

Label: Chiaroscuro Records
Released: 1976

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Moon Beams

By Bill Evans

Label: Riverside
Released: 1962
Track listing: Re: Person I Knew; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; I Fall in Love Too Easily; Stairway to the Stars; If You Could See Me Now; It Might as Well Be Spring; In Love in Vain; Very Early.