New York, N. Y.
Beskrivning:George Russell var en av den moderna jazzens viktigaste kompositörer och arrangörer och dessutom en musikteoretiker av rang. Han utvecklade det som kallades "The Lydian concept" och som hade en stor betydelse för utvecklingen av den modala jazzen. Till exempel Miles Davis "Kind of blue".
Här har han samlat ihop några stora ensembler för att framföra ett epos om staden New York, sammanhållet av en text deklamerad av sångaren Jon Hendricks. Burt Korall har skrivit baksidestexten och där finns också alla sättningar.
"George Russell was one of the most forward-thinking composers and arrangers on the jazz scene during the 1950s, but his work was generally more appreciated by musicians than the jazz-buying public. New York, New York represents one of many high points in his career. He assembled an all-star orchestra, including pianist Bill Evans (a frequent participant on Russell's recordings), Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, John Coltrane, and Milt Hinton, among others. In Rodgers & Hart's "Manhattan," Russell has the soloists playing over the orchestra's vamp, while he also creates an imaginative "East Side Medley" combining the standards "Autumn in New York" and "How About You." His original material is just as striking as his arrangements, while vocalist Jon Hendricks serves as narrator between orchestra segments. While this release has been reissued several times, it rarely remains in print for long."
(Ken Dryden, allmusic.com)
5 spår; speltid 45:28.
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Skivbolag: Decca DL 79216 (1958-59)
Format: LP
Skick: Vinyl Mycket gott skick
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Spår:
- Manhattan
- Big city blues
- Manhattan-Rico
- East Side medley: Autumn in New York / How about you
- A helluva town