Harman Patil (Editor)

George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1960 (1960)

George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot (1960)
  
Stratusphunk (1960)

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
September 20, 1960

Artist
  
George Russell Sextet

Label
  
Decca Records

George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen552Geo

Producer
  
Tom Greenwood, Carlos Kase

Similar
  
Stratusphunk, George Russell Sextet in, Jazz in the Space Age, The Outer View, The Stratus Seekers

George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot is an album by George Russell originally released on Decca in 1960. The album contains performances by Russell with Al Kiger, David Baker, Dave Young, Chuck Israels and Joe Hunt. The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states that "Although Russell plays more of a composer/arranger style of piano, his very challenging arrangements are very attractive. Anyone who enjoys his releases for RCA, Riverside, and Decca from around this period in his career should definitely acquire this sure-to-be-collectable CD".

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by George Russell except as indicated
  1. "Sippin' at Bells" (Miles Davis) - 7:19
  2. "Dance Class" (Carla Bley) - 6:17
  3. "Swingdom Come" - 7:30
  4. "121 Bank Street" (David Baker) - 5:58
  5. "Beast Blues" (Bley) - 8:56
  6. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 8:02
  • Recorded September 20, 1960 in NYC

    • Personnel

  • George Russell: piano, arranger, conductor
  • Al Kiger: trumpet
  • David Baker: trombone
  • Dave Young: tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Israels: bass
  • Joe Hunt: drums

    • Songs

    1Sippin' at Bells7:19
    2Dance Class6:18
    3Swingdom Come7:31

    References

    George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA