George Russell
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George Russell was an innovative American jazz composer, theorist, and bandleader best known for developing the influential Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Russell canonical | 6 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ jazz composer ⓘ jazz theorist ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Arild Andersen
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Art Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Garbarek NERFINISHED ⓘ Terje Rypdal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MacArthur Fellowship
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National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-07-27 ⓘ |
| employer | New England Conservatory of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Allen Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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jazz ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arild Andersen
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Bill Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunther Schuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Garbarek NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornette Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Swallow NERFINISHED ⓘ Terje Rypdal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
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piano ⓘ |
| knownFor | developing the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | third stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature
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Ezz-Thetics NERFINISHED ⓘ Jazz Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ New York, N.Y. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Outer View NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stratus Seekers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ music theorist ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | faculty member at New England Conservatory of Music ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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