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The Stratus Seekers

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The Stratus Seekers
Studio album by
ReleasedMay or June 1962[1][2]
RecordedJanuary 31, 1962
GenreJazz
Length45:12
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
George Russell chronology
Ezz-thetics
(1961)
The Stratus Seekers
(1962)
The Outer View
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Down Beat[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The Stratus Seekers is an album by George Russell released in May or June 1962 on Riverside Records.[1][2] The album contains performances by Russell with John Pierce, David Baker, Paul Plummer, Don Ellis, Steve Swallow and Joe Hunt.

Reception

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In his review in the August 16, 1962 of Down Beat magazine Harvey Pekar says this of Russell: "His work abounds with such devices as polyphony, polytonality, and changing tempos and time signatures. He is also a brilliant orchestrator... producing constantly varying sonorities and textures."[6] A retrospective Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "The music has its own logic, is somewhat difficult to classify, yet deserves further attention by jazz historians and analysts".[7]

Track listing

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All compositions by George Russell except where noted.

  1. "Pan-Daddy" - 4:57
  2. "The Stratus Seekers" - 6:52
  3. "The Stratus Seekers" [alternate take] - 7:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Kige's Tune" (Al Kiger) - 5:46
  5. "Blues in Orbit" - 7:24
  6. "A Lonely Place" - 7:18
  7. "Stereophrenic" (David Baker) - 5:11
  • Recorded January 31, 1962 in NYC

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (19 May 1962). "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Editorial Staff, Billboard (30 June 1962). "The Stratus Seekers". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "The Stratus Seekers - George Russell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ^ Down Beat: August 16, 1962 vol. 29, no. 22
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1249. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Down Beat: August 16, 1962 vol. 29, no. 22
  7. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2009.