![]() ![]() On albums such as Jazz In The Space Age, Russell was putting his musical theories to the test in a very real world setting, with an exciting orchestra of talented players who were certainly on board with what he was trying to do. The most well known example of Russell's theories in action is, of course, Kind Of Blue, but in addition to Miles Davis other musicians to popularize the style were Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane. His compositional theories concerning jazz music being played based on scales rather than chord changes (generally known as "modal jazz") was extremely influential to a particular group of adventurous musicians. ![]() The composer and pianist George Russell is certainly under-appreciated in the realm of modern jazz. The cover and title might suggest music that is more bachelor-pad or exotica in nature, but that could hardly be the case - hidden in these grooves is some superb jazz music. I knew Russell from his classic sextet outing Ezz-thetics (title track here) and, well, Bill Evans is hands-down one of my favorite jazz artists, so under the arm it went as the search through the bins continued. ![]() Came across this one while casually digging through the jazz bins at my favorite out-of-town record shop, and the combination of George Russell and Bill Evans (and that killer cover artwork) had me seriously intrigued even at the $35 asking price, which was more than I was planning on spending that day. ![]()
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