New York Big Band

New York Big Band is a live album by George Russell released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1982, featuring performances by Russell with his New York Big Band recorded in 1978 and one track with The Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra recorded in 1977 at the same concert that produced Vertical Form VI.[3]

New York Big Band
Live album by
George Russell
Released1982
RecordedMarch 10, 1977 & August 16, 1978
GenreJazz
Length50:24
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGeorge Russell
George Russell chronology
Vertical Form VI
(1981)		 New York Big Band
(1982)		 Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature - 1980
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.[4]

Track listing
All compositions by George Russell except as indicated
  1. "Living Time: Event V" - 10:47
  2. "Big City Blues" - 9:22
  3. "Listen to the Silence Part 1" - 4:32
  4. "Cubano Be, Cubano Bop" (Dizzy Gillespie, Russell) - 10:25
  5. "Mystic Voices" (Stanton Davis) - 5:56
  6. "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) - 5:25
  7. "Listen to the Silence Part 2" - 3:57
  • Recorded in Estrad, Sodertalje, Sweden on March 10, 1977 (track 4) and New York City on August 16, 1978 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7).

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. George Russell discography accessed 12 November 2009.
  4. Allmusic Review accessed 12 November 2009.
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