Artist: 
George Russell

New York, N.Y. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP

$38.98

New York, N.Y. is a high point in the work of leading jazz composer and arranger George Russell. Russell was an early advocate for Modal Jazz and the conceptualizer of the influential Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.

For this 1959 Decca classic, Russell assembled an all-star orchestra, including John Coltrane, Bill Evans (a frequent Russell collaborator), Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer and Milt Hinton, among others. Singer Jon Hendricks provided beatnik-style, stream-of-consciousness narrations that opened and closed this landmark album. Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 Manhattan 10:32
2 Big City Blues 11:40
# Title Length
1 Manhattan-Rico 10:10
2 East Side Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You 8:00
3 A Helluva Town 5:01