Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1969 / 1980 | |||
Recorded | April 28, 1969 (1968 Version) June 9 & 10 1980 (1980 Version) | |||
Genre | Avant-garde jazz | |||
Length | 51:49 (1968 Version) 48:13 (1980 Version) | |||
Label | Flying Dutchman Records Strata-East Records Soul Note | |||
George Russell chronology | ||||
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1980 Soul Note Recording | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature is a work by jazz arranger George Russell originally written in 1968 and first recorded in concert in Norway on April 28, 1969 and released on the Flying Dutchman label. The 1969 recording featured Russell with Jan Garbarek, Manfred Schoof, Terje Rypdal, Jon Christensen, and Red Mitchell and was subsequently re-released on Strata-East Records on LP in 1976, and again on the Italian Soul Note label in 1985 (LP and CD).[4]
Russell revisited the piece in 1980 with Jean-François Jenny-Clark, , Keith Copeland, Robert Moore and Lew Soloff. It was released on Soul Note as an LP in 1980 and CD in 1985.[5]
Track listing[]
1969 Version
- "Events 1-2-3-4-5-6-7" - 25:36
- "Events 8-9-10-11-12-13-14" - 26:13
1980 Version
- "Events 1-2-3-4-5-6-7" - 23:45
- "Events 8-9-10-11-12-13-14" - 24:28
Personnel[]
1969 recording[]
- Jan Garbarek: tenor saxophone
- Manfred Schoof: trumpet
- Terje Rypdal: electric guitar
- Jon Christensen: drums
- Red Mitchell: bass
- George Russell: piano
Recorded live at the Sonja Henie/Neils Onstad Center Oslo April 1969
1980 recording[]
- Jean-François Jenny-Clark: bass
- : guitar
- Keith Copeland: percussion
- Robert Moore: saxophones
- Lew Soloff: trumpet
- George Russell: piano, organ
Recorded June 9 & 10, 1980 at Barigozzi Studio, Milan
References[]
- ^ Wynn, Ron (2011). "Electric Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature - George Russell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1250. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review (1968 Version) accessed 4 August 2009
- ^ Allmusic Review (1980 Version) accessed 4 August 2009
- George Russell (composer) albums
- Strata-East Records albums
- Black Saint/Soul Note albums
- Flying Dutchman Records albums