Chance meeting on a Helluva Town of a George and a Russell
Today we mark the birth date of a singular George Russell, yet there are many Georges and many Russells so let's not limit ourselves to one individual.
George Russell (1923-2009) was a pioneer of modal jazz, integrated electronics and avant-garde elements into jazz, and wrote "Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" that re-conceptualized the matching of scales with chords.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Russell_(composer)
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/28/george-russell-obituary
Pictured: George Russell records for explorations into jazz, electronics, outer views, soul, ezz-thetics, vertical, stratus seekers, essence, space age, outer thoughts, stratusphunk, time spiral, esoteric circles
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| Rings Of Light George Axon - New Technology Volume 4 - Parry Music Library - 1983 
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| A Helluva Town George Russell - New York, N.Y. - Decca - 1959 |
| Nues Dans l'Eau Georges Garvarentz - Sapho OST - Barclay - 1970 |
| I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George - 7" - A.F.O. - 1961 |
| Microdots George Axon - Tomorrow's World - Parry Music Library - 1980
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| The Boy With a Smile Arthur Russell - Picture of Bunny Rabbit - Audika - 2023 (rec. 1985-86) 
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| Morning at the pond George Vlad - Audiosphere Sound Experimentation 1980–2020 - Museo Reina Sofía - 2020 |
| Deep Dark And Mysterious Brenda Russell - Love Life - A&M - 1981 |
| Obi Abayewa George Darko - Moni Palava - A & B Records - 1986 |
| Fun For All George Axon - Happy Times - Parry Music Library - 1980
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| Petwo, Reality Souf Broker Georgia - All Kind Music - Palto Flats - 2016 |
| Sky High George Axon - Flying High - Parry Music Library - 1983
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| I Don't Like George Formby - 10" - Regal Zonophone - 1937 |
| Hold On To Jah Reggae George - Trojan Rastafari Box Set - Trojan - 20023 (rec. 1980s) |
| Hold It Down Alice Russell w/ The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Stampede - Tru Thoughts - 2003 |
| Top Shot George Axon - Video-Tech 1 - Parry Music Library - 1983
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| Sponsorships Les Georges Leningrad - Sur Les Traces De Black Eskimo - Alien8 - 204
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| Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature (Part I) [edit] George Russell - The Essence Of George Russell - Sonet - 1971 |
| The Bump George Freeman - Franticdiagnosis - Bam-Boo Records - 1972 |
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We've got a jazz theme underlying today's chance meeting, and it's the opening day of the Ottawa Jazz Festival
3:01 PM, June 23rd, 2023