George Russell — The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note [9 CD, 2010]

 

George Allen Russell was an American jazz pianist, composer and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on Jazz rather than European music that was outlined in his textbook 'The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.'


 This specially-priced set includes nine classic albums from Black Saint/Soul Note. Included are Electronic Sonata for Those Loved by Nature (I and II), Othello Ballet Suite, Vertical Form VI, Listen to the Silence, Trip to Prillarguri, New York Big Band, The Essence of George Russell and Live in an American Time Spiral.  



CD 1 - Electronic Sonata Four Souls Loved By Nature - 1980

01. Events 1 - 7 (23:49)
02. Events 8 - 14 (25:32)

CD 2 - Othello Ballet Suite • Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1


01. Othello ballet suite (part I) (17:44)
02. Othello ballet suite (part II) (11:34)
03. Electronic organ sonata No. 1 (13:44)


CD 3 - Vertical Form VI


01. Event I (9:00)
02. Event II (15:02)
03. Event III (4:38)
04. Event IV (9:24)
05. Event V (2:34)


CD 4 - Listen To The Silence


01. Event I (6:30)
02. Event II (8:20)
03. Event III (16:18)
04. Event IV (13:56)


CD 5 - Trip To Prillarguri


01. Theme (7:16)
02. Souls (8:44)
03. Event III (2:23)
04. Vips (4:23)
05. Stratusphunk (8:40)
06. Esoteric Circle (4:56)
07. Man On The Moon (11:05)


CD 6 - Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature - 1968


01. PART. 1 - Events 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (25:51)
02. PART. 2 - Events 8-9-10-11-12-13-14 (26:29)


CD 7 - New York Big Band


01. Living Time, Event V (10:51)
02. Big City Blues (9:26)
03. Listen to the Silence, Pt. 1 (4:37)
04. Cubano Be, Cubano Bop (10:30)
05. Mystic Voices (6:02)
06. God Bless the Child (5:29)
07. Listen to the Silence, Pt. 2 (3:58)


CD 8 - The Essence Of George Russell


01. Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature (19:52)
02. Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, Pt. II (19:42)
03. Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, Pt. III (20:54)
04. Now and Then (14:07)


CD 9 - Live In An American Time Spiral


01. Time Spiral (22:29)
02. Ezz-Thetic (16:38)
03. D.C. Divertimento (10:06)