George Russell
Composer, leader and visionary, George Russell (1923-2009) influenced the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and John Coltrane with his ground-breaking Smalltet and big bands. Geoffrey Smith surveys the career of a true jazz innovator.
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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz: George Russell
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Dizzy Gillespie
Cubana Be
Performer: Chano Pozo. Performer: George Russell.- Dizzy Gillespie Vol 1/2 (1946-1949).
- RCA.
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George Russell
Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub
Performer: Art Farmer. Performer: Hal McKusick. Performer: Bill Evans. Performer: Barry Galbraith. Performer: Milt Hinton. Performer: Joe Harris.- The Complete Bluebird Recordings.
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George Russell
Ezz-thetic
- Jazz Workshop.
- Bluebird.
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George Russell
Concerto for Billy the Kid
Performer: Bill Evans. Performer: Art Farmer. Performer: Hal McKusick. Performer: Barry Galbraith. Performer: Milt Hinton. Performer: Paul Motian.- The Complete Bluebird Recordings.
- Lonehill.
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George Russell
All About Rosie
Performer: Bill Evans. Performer: John LaPorta. Performer: Hal McKusick. Performer: Art Farmer. Performer: Teddy Charles.- The Birth of the Third Stream.
- Columbia Legacy.
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George Russell
Nardis
Performer: Eric Dolphy. Performer: Don Ellis. Performer: Dave Baker. Performer: Steve Swallow. Performer: Joe Hunt.- Ezz-Thethics.
- Riverside.
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Ezz-Thethics, Eric Dolphy, Don Ellis, Dave Baker, Steve Swallow & Joe Hunt
Honesty
- Ezz-Thethics.
- Riverside.
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George Russell
Manhattan
Performer: John Coltrane. Performer: Bill Evans.- New York, N.Y..
- Brunswick.
George Russell
Cubana BeÌý
Dizzy Gillespie
RCA NL 89763/A
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Ye Hypocrite, Ye BeelzebubÌý
George RussellÌý
Lonehill LHJ 10177
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Ezz-theticÌý
George Russell
Lonehill LHJ 10177
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Concerto for Billy theÌý KidÌý
George Russell
LonehillÌý LHJ 10177
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All About RosieÌý
George Russell Ìý
Columbia Legacy 485103 2
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NardisÌý
George Russell ÌýÌý
Riverside OJCCD0702
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HonestyÌý
George RussellÌý
Riverside RLP 412
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Manhattan
George RussellÌý
Brunswick LAT 8333Ìý S1/1
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- Sun 19 Oct 2014 00:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
- Sun 28 Oct 2018 00:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
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