George Russell

Aliases: George Russell Septet
George Russell Sextet
Real name: George Allan Russell
Born: June 23, 1923
Died: July 29, 2009
Country: United States
IPI: 00027064303 3 works
00058876621 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Composer, music theorist, educator, and jazz pianist, although he started out as a drummer. His book, "The Lydian Concept of Tonal Organization" (1953) is generally considered to be the first major contribution in the field of music theory by a jazz musician.
Related: Bertil Lövgren Member of the George Russell Sextet

Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Blues in Orbit	George Russell Septet	1962	(2 artists)

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Au Privave	George Russell Sextet	1963	Charlie Parker and His Orchestra
i	East Side Medley	George Russell and His Orchestra, Jon Hendricks	1959	J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL, Judy Garland with Orchestra under direction of David Rose REC,REL, Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney BRD
i	Ezz-thetic	George Russell	1957	Lee Konitz Sextet
i	Lydia in Bags Groove	George Russell Sextet, Don Cherry	1965	The Milt Jackson Quintet
i	Lydia Round Midnight	George Russell Sextet, Don Cherry	1965	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Lydia's Confirmation	George Russell Sextet, Don Cherry	1965	Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
i	Manhattan	George Russell and His Orchestra, Jon Hendricks	1959	Sterling Holloway - June Cochran PRF, The Knickerbockers [Ben Selvin] REC
i	Moment's Notice	George Russell Sextet	1960	John Coltrane
i	Nardis	George Russell Sextet	1961	Julian Adderley Quintet
i	'Round Midnight	George Russell Sextet	1961	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Sandu	George Russell Sextet	1961	Clifford Brown and Max Roach
i	Sippin' at the Bells	George Russell Sextet	1960	Miles Davis All Stars
i	So What	George Russell & The Living Time Orchestra (George Russell)	1986	Unverified
i	Stratusphunk	George Russell Sextet	1960	Hal McKusick
i	Tune Up	George Russell Sextet	1961	Miles Davis Quartet
i	You Are My Sunshine	George Russell Sextet	1963	The Pine Ridge Boys
i	You Are My Sunshine	George Russell Sextet, Don Cherry	1965	The Pine Ridge Boys

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Blues in Orbit	George Russell	George Russell Septet	1962	Covered by (2 artists)
Born to Blow the Blues	Jack Segal, George Russell	Lucy Reed	January 1957	Covered by (2 artists)
Ezz-thetic	George Russell	Lee Konitz Sextet	1951	Covered by (8 artists)
Stratusphunk	George Russell	Hal McKusick	April 7, 1958	Covered by (8 artists)

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
At the Beethoven Hall	George Russell Sextet, Don Cherry	1965	SABA
At the Beethoven Hall II	George Russell Sextet, Don Cherry	1965	SABA
At the Five Spot	George Russell Sextet	1960	Decca
Ezz-thetics	George Russell Sextet	1961	Riverside [US]
George Russell Sextet In K.C.	George Russell Sextet	1961	Decca
New York, N.Y.	George Russell and His Orchestra, Jon Hendricks	1959	Decca
Stratusphunk	George Russell Sextet	1960	Riverside [US]
The Jazz Workshop	George Russell	1957	RCA Victor
The Outer View	George Russell Sextet	1963	Riverside [US]
The Stratus Seekers	George Russell Septet	1962	Riverside [US]