George Russell – Vertical Form VI

Vertical Form 6 Review

 

by Ron Wynn

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. This '77 release was unfortunately poorly distributed in America, since it was on a foreign (the Italian Soul Note) label.

George Russell

Vertical Form VI

All compositions by George Russell

[00:00] A1. Event I [09:00] A2. Event II [24:01] B1. Event III [28:39] B2. Event IV [38:03] B3. Event V

Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Erik Nilsson Celesta, Organ, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Monica Dominique Conductor [Principal] – Carl Atkins Congas – Sabu Martinez Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Bronislav Suchanek, Lars-Urban Helje Drums – Lars Beijbon, Leroy Lowe Electric Bass – Stefan Brolund Electric Piano – Björn Lind French Horn – Ivar Olsen Guitar – Rune Gustafsson Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Arne Domnerus Synthesizer, Electric Piano – Vlodek Gulgowski Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Ian Uling Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Lennart Åberg Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Bernet Rosengren Trombone – Bengt Edvarsson, Jörgen Johansson, Lars Olofsson Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Americo Bellotto, Bertil Lövgren Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn – Håken Nyqvist Trumpet, French Horn – Jan Allan Tuba, Bass Trombone – Sven Larsson

A Composition For Jazz Orchestra Recorded live in Estrad, Sodertalje, Sweden on March 10, 1977,

under commission from the Swedish Radio Broadcasting Company. VERTICAL FORM (BMI) © 1976 by George Russell. Published By Russ-Hix Music Publishing Company.

1981 - Album