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So What (George Russell album)

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So What
Live album by
George Russell & The Living Time Orchestra
Released1987
RecordedJune 18, 1983
GenreJazz
Length38:49
LabelBlue Note
ProducerGeorge Russell
George Russell chronology
The African Game
(1984)
So What
(1987)
New York
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

So What is a live album by George Russell released on the Blue Note label in 1987, featuring performances by Russell with his Living Time Orchestra recorded in 1983 in Boston.[2] The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars and states "These tracks were recorded at the same Boston church concert that yielded The African Game, and Russell's Living Time Orchestra responds with the same kick and enthusiasm, although the musicians' individual solo turns aren't terribly startling... further evidence of Russell's (mixed?) desire to come to terms with the idioms of his time".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by George Russell except as indicated
  1. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 7:57
  2. "Rhymes" (Carla Bley) - 6:27
  3. "War Gewesen" (David Baker) - 5:13
  4. "Time Spiral" - 19:23
  • Recorded live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, June 18, 1983.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ George Russell discography accessed 12 November 2009.
  3. ^ Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed 12 November 2009.