Released 1981 Length 40:44 Release date 1981 Label Soul Note | Recorded March 10, 1977 Artist George Russell Producer George Russell Genre Jazz | |
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Vertical Form VI
(1981) New York Big Band
(1982) Similar George Russell albums, Jazz albums | ||
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Vertical Form VI is a live album by George Russell recorded in 1977 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1981, featuring a performance by the Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album four stars and states "This is a magnificent and critically acclaimed large band recording with the Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra playing compositions and arrangements by George Russell, who also conducted. His music, with its intricate, unpredictable, and keenly structured pace, textures, and layers, are expertly played". The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide gave it five stars and called it "a live orchestral recording that captures Russell's innovative orchestration techniques in a stunning extended work".
Track listing
All compositions by George Russell- "Event I" - 9:07
- "Event II" - 15:03
- "Event III" - 4:36
- "Event IV" - 9:24
- "Event V" - 1:59
Personnel
Songs
1Event I9:02
2Event Ii15:01
3Event Iii4:38