Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 | ||||
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Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | November 3 & 4, 1967 and October 1, 1968 | |||
Studio | Radio Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden and Grorud Church, Oslo, Norway | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:15 | |||
Label | Sonet (SLP 1409) (Sweden) Flying Dutchman (FDS 122) (US) | |||
Producer | George Russell | |||
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Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 is an album by composer George Russell which was recorded in Europe and released by the Swedish Sonet Records and by the Flying Dutchman label in the US in 1970. [1] [2] [3] The album was reissued in 1981 on the Italian Soul Note label [4]
Othello was recorded November 3, 1967, at the studios of Radio Sweden in Stockholm. The basic material for Electronic Organ Sonata was recorded October 1, 1968 on the grand church organ of Grorud Church, Oslo. Technical work and final assemblage was performed in the electronic music studios of Radio Sweden. [5]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [8] |
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "An uneven but compelling work by George Russell that combines jazz, classical, and Shakespeare. The results range from magnificent to chaotic; there's a large band that includes mostly obscure foreign musicians. It was one of the first times that Norway's Jan Garbarek appeared playing tenor sax on a major label". [6]
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