George Russell - New York, N.Y. - 1958 - 1959

George Russell Orchestra

Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) John Coltrane (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, cond)

NYC, September 12, 1958

105626

Manhattan

Decca DL 9216

* George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216; Impulse IMPD 278)

George Russell Orchestra

Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d -1) Don Lamond (d -2) Al Epstein (bgo -2) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, cond -1, chromatic d, arr, cond -2)

NYC, November 24, 1958

1. 105627	A Helluva Town	Decca DL 9216
2. 105628	Manhattan-Rico	-

* George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216; Impulse IMPD 278)

George Russell Orchestra

Art Farmer, Joe Ferrante, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) Phil Woods (as, fl, cl) Benny Golson (ts) Sol Schlinger (bass sax) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, comp)

NYC, March 25, 1959

105629	Big City Blues	Decca DL 9216
105630	East Side Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You?	-

* George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216; Impulse IMPD 278)

SEE...

"Bill also played with George Russell on his New York, N.Y. [Decca /GRP MVCR 20051] album, one of the most successful experiments conceived by that untiring, avant-garde composer who assembled, over the course of those three recording sessions, no less than John Coltrane, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, Max Roach, Jon Hendricks and others."

(Bill Evans: Ritratto d’artista con pianoforte/Bill Evans: The Pianist as an Artist.Enrico Pieranunzi, Rome 1999, Stampa Alternativa)