George Russell - Stratusphunk / The Stratus Seekers '1960, 1962 [2012]

Tracks list

Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players).
Brand new digital remaster. A pair of modern moments from George Russell
– back to back on a single CD! Stratusphunk is not phunk, in the way you
might think of funk – but an album that sets a whole new standard for
modern jazz in the 60s – thanks to the fresh ideas of George Russell!
Russells in his best modal mode here – and theres a highly rhythmic
construction to most tunes – layers that build beautifully, and which
have a sharper edge than some of Georges earlier work in the 50s – a
balance thats better heard than described by our words, and which is completely
compelling right from the start.

Tracks:

01 - Stratusphunk
02 - New Donna
03 - Bent Eagle
04 - Kentucky Oysters
05 - Lambskins
06 - Things New
07 - Pan-Daddy
08 - The Stratus Seekers
09 - Kiges Tune
10 - Blues In Orbit
11 - A Lonely Place
12 - Stereophrenic

Personnel:

STRATUSPHUNK
GEORGE RUSSELL piano; ALAN KIGER trumpet; DAVID BAKER trombone; DAVE YOUNG tenor
saxophone; CHUCK ISRAELS bass; JOE HUNT drums
Produced by ORRIN KEEPNEWS;
Originally released as Riverside RLP 9341

THE STRATUS SEEKERS
GEORGE RUSSELL piano; DON ELLIS trumpet; DAVID BAKER trombone; JOHN PIERCE alto
saxophone; PAUL PLUMMER tenor saxophone; STEVE SWALLOW bass; JOE HUNT drums
Produced by ORRIN KEEPNEWS;
Originally released as Riverside RLP 9412

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