| GEORGE RUSSELL |
| CONTENPORARY JAZZ / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1983 |
GEORGE RUSSELL & THE LIVING TIME ORCHESTRA: THE AFRICAN GAME BLUE NOTE, BT 85103(LP) (P)(C)1984 MANHATTAN RECORDS, USA RECORDED: JUNE 18, 1983 RELEASED: 1984, USA RE-ISSUED: BLUE NOTE, CDP 7 46335 2(CD) (P)(C)1997 CAPITOL RECORDS, INC., USA RELEASED: 1997, USA |
| CREDITS (productions) : |
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All compositions by George Russell |
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Musical Producer: George Russell;
Production Consultant: Marty Khan Executive Producer: Bruce Lundvall |
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Recording Producer/Engineer: John Nagy (recording, mixing) Recorded live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, June 18, 1983 |
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Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, New York |
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Design: Koppel & Scher;
Photograph: Caroline Greyshock |
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Cover Art: Haina diagram of bands of progressively denser matter projecting from outer space into the universe |
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This recording wa made possible by a grant from
the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. The African Game was commissioned by the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities and the Swedish Radio Company. |
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This phonograph recording is made possible in part
through a grant from the National Endowment for
the Arts through Outward Vision, Inc. |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| conductor | : | George Russell |
| keyboards | : | Marc Rossi, Bruce Barth |
| guitar | : | Mark White |
| acoustic bass | : | Bob Nieske |
| fender bass | : | Bill Urmson |
| drums | : | Keith Copeland |
| percussion | : | Dave Hagedorn |
| saxophone | : |
George Garzone (tenor/soprano saxophone) Gary Joynes (tenor/soprano saxophone, flute) Dave Mann (alto/soprano saxophone, flute) Janis Steprans (alto/soprano saxophone, flute) Brad Jones (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) |
| trumpet | : |
Mike Peipman, Chris Passin, Roy Okutani, |
| trombone | : | Peter Cirelli, Chip Kaner |
| bass trombone | : | Jeff Marsanskas |
| french horn | : | Marshall Sealy |
| Olu Bata | : |
Joe Galeota, Lazaro Perez, Kuto Perez, |
| In "Event I", the electric pencil sharpners are "played" by various musicians. | ||
| TRACKS (total time 45:16) : |
| 1. |
EVENT I: Organic Life On Earth Begins (6:38)
Uni-celled Beings to Amphibians
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EVENT II: The Paleolithic Game (4:32)
| Home-erectus Africanus God Said Grace, and Rolled the Dice on the Human Race. Solos: Keith Copeland & Olu Bata, George Garzone
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EVENT III: Consciousness (2:22)
| Birth of Species Consciousness. Birth of Human Consciousness. Solos: Mike Peipman, Mark White
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EVENT IV: The Survival Game (7:45)
| Survival of the Fittest Solos: Dave Mann, Chip Kaner, Mark White
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EVENT V: The Human Sensing Of Unity With Great Nature (:50)
| Solo: Gary Joynes
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EVENT VI: African Empires (8:23)
| Spiritual Consciousness - The Age of Light Intelligence of the Heart, Illuminating the Unity of the Cosmic Why and How. Solo: Gary Joynes
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EVENT VII: Cartesian Man (3:28)
| The Ascent of Technocentricity, and It's Division of Man and Nature, The Fragmentation of All and Everything. Solo: Bob Nieske
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EVENT VIII: The Mega-Minimalist Age (4:04)
| Style Over Substance, The Decline of the Spirit. Solo: Chip Kaner
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EVENT IX: The Future? (7:18)
| The Collective Level of Being Attracts the Common Future. Solos: Marc Rossi, George Garzone, Gary Joynes |
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