Jazz in the Space Age
Jazz in the Space Age | ||||
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Studio album by George Russell | ||||
Released | 1960 (1960) | |||
Recorded | May, 1960 & August, 1960 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:29 | |||
Label | Decca DL 9219 | |||
George Russell chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Jazz in the Space Age is an album by George Russell originally released on Decca in 1960.[4] The album contains tracks conducted and arranged by Russell performed by Ernie Royal, Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Rehak, Al Kiger, Marky Markowitz, David Baker, Jimmy Buffington, Hal McKusick, Dave Young, Sol Schlinger, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, Barry Galbraith, Howard Collins, Milt Hinton, Don Lamond and Charlie Persip.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states that "The three-part suite "Chromatic Universe" is an ambitious work which mixes free improvisation with written passages that have not only stood the test of time but still sound very fresh. "The Lydiot" focuses on the soloists, while incorporating elements from "Chromatic Universe" and other Russell compositions... the slow, somewhat mysterious "Waltz From Outer Space", which incorporates an Oriental-sounding theme, and "Dimensions", described by its composer as "a sequence of freely associated moods indigenous to jazz... represents some of George Russell's greatest achievements".[5]
Track listing
- All compositions by George Russell
- "Chromatic Universe, Part 1" - 3:33
- "Dimensions" - 13:11
- "Chromatic Universe, Part 2" - 3:47
- "The Lydiot" - 10:04
- "Waltz from Outer Space" - 6:59
- "Chromatic Universe, Part 3" - 4:55
- Recorded May–August 1, 1960 in NYC
Personnel
- George Russell: arranger, conductor
- Ernie Royal: trumpet
- Al Kiger: trumpet
- Marky Markowitz: trumpet
- Frank Rehak: trombone
- David Baker: trombone
- Bob Brookmeyer: valve trombone
- Jimmy Buffington: french horn
- Hal McKusick: alto saxophone
- Dave Young: tenor saxophone
- Sol Schlinger: baritone saxophone
- Bill Evans: piano
- Paul Bley: piano
- Barry Galbraith: guitar
- Howard Collins: guitar
- Milt Hinton: bass
- Don Lamond: drums
- Charlie Persip: drums
References
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1249. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R., & Neely, T. Decca Album Discography, Part 7: DL 9200 Jazz Series (1958-1968), accessed August 12, 2015
- ^ Dryden K. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2009.
- v
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- The Jazz Workshop (1956)
- New York, N.Y. (1958–59)
- Jazz in the Space Age (1960)
- George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot (1960)
- Stratusphunk (1961)
- Ezz-thetics (1961)
- George Russell Sextet in K.C. (1961)
- The Outer View (1962)
- The Stratus Seekers (1962)
- George Russell Sextet Live in Breman and Paris 1964 (1964)
- George Russell Sextet at Beethoven Hall (1965)
- The Essence of George Russell (1966–67)
- Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1968)
- Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature (1969–80)
- Trip to Prillarguri (1970)
- Listen to the Silence (1971)
- Living Time (and Bill Evans, 1972)
- New York Big Band (1977–78)
- Vertical Form VI (1977)
- Live in an American Time Spiral (1982)
- The African Game (1983)
- So What (1983)
- The London Concert (1989)
- It's About Time (1996)
- The 80th Birthday Concert (2003)
- Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (published 1953)