The London Concert (George Russell album)

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The London Concert
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Live album by
George Russell & The Living Time Orchestra
Released1990
RecordedAugust 28–31, 1989
Venue Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England
Genre Jazz
Length90:28
Label Label Bleu
Producer George Russell
George Russell chronology
New York
(1988)
The London Concert
(1990)
It's About Time
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The London Concert is a live album by George Russell released on the French Label Bleu label in 1990, featuring performances by Russell with his Living Time Orchestra recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1989. [3] The Allmusic review by awarded the album 3 stars. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by George Russell except where noted

  1. "La Folia: The Roccella Variations" (Russell, Ben Schwendener) - 10:21
  2. "Uncommon Ground" - 21:35
  3. "Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature [Events XI-XV]" (Jan Garbarek, Russell) - 19:38
  4. "Listen to the Silence: Acknowledgements" - 2:12
  1. "Struggle of the Magicians" (Mark White) - 6:52
  2. "Six Aesthetic Gravities" - 19:35
  3. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 10:15
  • Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Club, London, August 28–31, 1989.

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1250. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. George Russell discography accessed 13 November 2009.
  4. Allmusic Review accessed 13 November 2009.