George Russell
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About George Russell
George Russell (born 1923 in Cincinnati, died in Boston in 2009, at age 86) was a jazz composer, theorist, conductor, and drummer who was the primary force behind the creation of modal jazz. Russell was a drummer in Benny Carter's band in the early 1940s; he was replaced by Max Roach and, after hearing Roach play, decided to give up drumming. He moved to New York, and was one of a group of musicians who met in the apartment of Gil Evans (these included Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Johnny Carisi and sometimes Charlie Parker.
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Nardis
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Ezz-Thetic
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Concerto For Billy The Kid
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'Round Midnight
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Thoughts
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Honesty
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Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub
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Lydiot
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A Helluva Town
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Jack's Blues
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Manhattan
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The Lydiot
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Big City Blues
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Night Sound
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Witch Hunt
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Round Johnny Rondo
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Fellow Delegates
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Theme
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Knights Of The Steamtable
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A Helluva Town (SA-RA "GO" Remix)
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Ballad Of Hix Blewitt
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Livingstone I Presume
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The Sad Sergeant
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Kige's Tune (take 2)
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Stratusphunk
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Waltz from Outer Space
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Events I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
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Dimensions
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Kige's Tune (take 5)
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Event III
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All About Rosie
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Ezz-Thetics
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Part II
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Events VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV
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A Helluva Town - Sa-Ra "Go" Remix
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Livingstone, I Presume
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Event I
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Souls
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Part I
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Vips
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The Stratus Seekers
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Manhattan-Rico
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Event II
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Bent Eagle
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New Donna
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Esoteric Circle
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East Side Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You
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You Are My Sunshine
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Event IV
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Blues In Orbit
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