New York, N.y. - George Russell - Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 50 days)

In his introduction to the opening number, the entirely appropriate Manhattan, singer and
lyricist Hendricks reminds us he once wrote the shortest jazz poem ever heard...Listen.
Well, that’s good advice. Just listen and enjoy the headlong rush of exhilarating
performances inspired by life in the Big Apple. The need to get down to business is soon
established by Charlie Persip’s drumming that has all the urgency of that city’s rush hour.
Charlie’s brushes set the rhythm while Jon does his rhyming thing, before the massed ranks
of an all-star brass section roar into action. In a constantly evolving arrangement, the full
orchestra tends to dominate. But it courteously gives up its N.Y. Subway seats every now
and then, to give the soloists room for musical manoeuvre. In New York George met and
worked with Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan and Gil Evans. His own theoretical ideas including
the Lydian Concept helped pave the way for the modal style adopted by Miles and John
Coltrane in the 1950s. He had earlier arranged the Afro-Cuban theme Cubana-Be And
Cubana-Bop recorded by Dizzy Gillespie in 1947. In later years George worked intensively
with Bill Evans, composing an orchestral suite All About Rosie featuring the pianist. Russell
eventually moved to Sweden and toured Europe with his own sextet. In 1969 he returned to
the U.S. to take a teaching post in Boston.

Limited Red 180g Vinyl Edition

Tracklist

1. Manhattan
2. Big City Blues
3. Manhatta-Rico
4. A Helluva Town

Label: Verve | Origin: Holland

📌 Acoustic Sounds / 180gr.