George Russell

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Lifespan:
June 23, 1923 - July 27, 2009, he died aged 86 and was American.
Birthname:
George Allan Russell.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 31 releases, and credited once on others' music. 5 collaborations.

Biography

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George Allen Russell (born June 23, 1923) is an American jazz pianist, composer and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory, with his 1953 book, 'The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization'.

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Genres

Bebop, Free Jazz, Jazz, Post-bop, Avant-Garde, Third Stream. Vote on Genres

Discography

32 releases – 31 under his own name and 1 credit on others' music Edit
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