George Russell (composer)
American jazz pianist, composer, and theorist (1923–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Allen Russell (June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on jazz rather than European music, in his book Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (1953).[1]
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Birth name | George Allen Russell |
Born | (1923-06-23)June 23, 1923 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | July 27, 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Piano, drums |
Years active | 1947–2009 |
Website | www |
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