GEORGE RUSSELL
CONTENPORARY JAZZ / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1995
GEORGE RUSSELL LIVING TIME ORCHESTRA: IT'S ABOUT TIME
LABEL BLEU, LBLC 6587(CD)
(P)(C)1996 LABEL BLEU-BP 0631-80006 AMIENS CEDEX
RECORDED: NOVEMBER 1995
RELEASED: 1996, FRANCE
CREDITS (productions) :
Musical Producers: Brad Hatfield, Pat Hollenbeck
Produced by Label Bleu; Executive Producer: Michel Orier
Production Assistants: Christine Hautcæur, Martine Patrice
Recorded November 1995 and mixed September 1996 at Studio Gil Evans
by Philippe Teissier du Cros, assistants: Pierre Guinot, Emmanuel Leboulanger
Digital Editing: Jean-Pierre Bouquet (L'Autre Studio)
Front Cover and Layout: Christophe Rémy
Photo de G.Russell: Guy Le Querrec
Liner Notes: Gilles Anquetil; Traductions: Alinea Traduction
Billy Ward plays D W Drums and Sabian Cymbals
Tiger Okoshi appears courtesy of JVC Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
THE BAND
conductor: George Russell
trumpet: Stuart Brooks, Stanton Davis, Tiger Okoshi
trombone: Dave Bargeron
bass trombone: Richard Henry
reeds: Andy Sheppard (tenor & soprano saxophone)
Chris Biscoe (alto saxophone)
Pete Hurt (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet)
keyboards: Brad Hatfield, Steve Lodder
Fender bass: Bill Urmson
guitar: Mike Walker
drums: Billy Ward
percussion: Pat Hollenbeck
MUSICIENS DU CONSERVATOIRE
1) CNSM (PARIS)
piano, soliste: Paul-Christian Staicu
premier violin: Régis Huby
violin: Laetitia Bellanger, Maria Castro Balbi
violincello: Etienne Cardoze
flute: Cécile Daroux
trompetts: Nicolas Folmer
percussions: Luc Isenmann
trombone: Laurent Lair
violon: Frédéric Norel, Benoît Fourreau, Vabessa Ugarte
sax ténor: Thomas Savy
cor: Lionel Surin
alto: Claire Bobij
2) CONSERVATOIRE D'AUBERVILLIERS - LA COURNEUVE
violoncelle: Grégory Lacour
violon: Cédric Allali, Antonie Ferreyra, Nicolas Maiofiss
3) CONSERVATOIRE DE MONTREUIL
violon: Yuri Bessiere
4) ORCHESTRE DE PICARDIE
alto: Stéphane Ramanantsitohaina
TRACKS (total time 74:29) :
1. It's About Time - Part I (15:28)
Section A: Andy Sheppard, Mike Walker (written solos) / Section B: Mike Walker
Section C: Dave Bargeron, Andy Sheppard, Brad Hatfield / Section D: Brad Hatfield
Blues Vamp: Mike Walker, Stanton Davis, Tiger Okoshi, Dave Bargeron, Andy Sheppard, Stanton Davis / Section E: Mike Walker
2. It's About Time - Part II (10:02)
Section A: Stanton Davis / Section B: Stanton Davis / Section C: Stanton Davis
Vamp: Sheppard / Section D: Andy Sheppard
Section E: Andy Sheppard, Mike Walker, Stanton Davis, Mike Walker, Stanton Davis
3. Living Time - Event I (3:50)
4. Living Time - Event II (8:26)
Solo Order: Paul-Christian Staicu, Andy Sheppard
5. Living Time - Event III (3:19)
6. Living Time - Event IV (5:39)
Solo Order: Brad Hatfield, Steve Lodder, Andy Sheppard, Brad Hatfield, Steve Lodder, Brad Hatfield and Steve Lodder, Stanton Davis
7. Living Time - Event V (11:36)
Solo Order: Paul-Christian Staicu, Brad Hatfield, Stanton Davis, Dave Bargeron, Mike Walker, Dave Bargeron, Mike Walker and Dave Bargeron, Mike Walker
8. Living Time - Event VI (6:25)
Solo Order: Paul-Christian Staicu, Stanton Davis, Stanton Davis and Mike Walker, Paul-Christian Staicu
9. Living Time - Event VII (3:32)
Solo Order: Paul-Christian Staicu
10. Living Time - Event VIII (5:56)
Solo Order: Paul-Christian Staicu, Andy Sheppard
"It's About Time" by George Russell
"Living Time" - The Paris Concert by George Russell
Orchestration for strings and auxiliary instruments by Pat Hollenbeck, The Band
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