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George Russell

by AAJ Staff
January 22, 2006

By Ed Hazell At 83, George Russell moves a little slower than he used to and his voice, which has never lost its Midwestern twang, is softer. But his eyes have not lost their amused, intelligent twinkle and he has never lost his passion for making music.“My aim at this point ...

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The 80th Birthday Concert

By George Russell

Label: Concept Publishing
Released: 2005
Track listing: CD1: Listen to the Silence; Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved by Nature. CD2: The African Game: Organic Life on Earth Begins; The Paleolithic Game; Consciousness; The Survival Game; The Human Sensing of Unity With Great Nature; African Empires; Cartesian Man; The Mega-Minimalist age; The Future?; It

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Jazz-Thetic

By George Russell

Label: JJ-Tracks
Released: 2005

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The Complete Bluebird Recordings

By George Russell

Label: Lonehill Jazz
Released: 2005

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George Russell & The Living Time Orchestra: The 80th Birthday Concert

Read "The 80th Birthday Concert" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
October 24, 2005

George Russell celebrated his 80th birthday in 2003, touring Europe with the Living Time Orchestra, and being well and truly appreciated, as indeed he should. Apart from his Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, Russell has made several important recordings that are part of jazz history. In doing so he has translated theory into the vivid ...

Article: Live Review

Completing the Current Circuit with Fuze

by Phil DiPietro
March 10, 2004

Guitarist David “Fuze" Fiuczynski has remained somewhat of an incongruously well-kept secret despite his staggeringly complete resume, forward-thinking conceptual approach, and absolutely spine-chilling command of guitar technique. He's also been ahead of the curve on a few things; for one, the funk-metal crossover stylings that have dominated the popular music airwaves for quite some time now. ...

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Ezz-Thetics

By George Russell

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2001
Track listing: 1. Ezz-Thetic; 2. Nardis; 3. Lydiot; 4. Thoughts; 5. Honesty; 6. 'Round Midnight.

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George Russell: Ezz-Thetics

Read "Ezz-Thetics" reviewed by Reid Thompson

by Reid Thompson
December 1, 2001

It is not often that a CD is utterly captivating from the first few measures upon first listening. Some recordings capture so accurately a period of music and are so spontaneously perfect that their listeners are enthralled from start to finish, much like children on Christmas morning. Ezz-Thetics is such a CD, in the company of ...

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George Russell: George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot

Read "George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
May 1, 2001

George Russell, like Lennie Tristano, is one of the unsung prophets of modern jazz. The theoretical innovations for which he has become known are suffused throughout this early small group session, released in 1960 by Decca and now reissued by Verve. Although it’s billed as a live record, the reissue essay by Kirk Silsbee lets the ...

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