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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Vertical Form VI is a live album by George Russell recorded in 1977 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1981, featuring a performance by the Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album four stars and states "This is a magnificent and critically acclaimed large band recording with the Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra playing compositions and arrangements by George Russell, who also conducted. His music, with its intricate, unpredictable, and keenly structured pace, textures, and layers, are expertly played".[1] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide gave it five stars and called it "a live orchestral recording that captures Russell's innovative orchestration techniques in a stunning extended work".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by George Russell
  1. "Event I" - 9:07
  2. "Event II" - 15:03
  3. "Event III" - 4:36
  4. "Event IV" - 9:24
  5. "Event V" - 1:59
  • Recorded in Estrad, Sodertalje, Sweden.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron (2011). "Vertical Form 6 - George Russell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ George Russell discography accessed 11 November 2009.
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