George Russell

George Allen Russell was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on jazz rather than European music, in his book Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (1953).

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Who was born first?

• George Russell and Dexter Gordon were born the same year
• George Russell and György Ligeti were born the same year
• George Russell and Paddy Chayefsky were born the same year
• George Russell and Hank Williams were born the same year
• George Russell and Alicia de Larrocha were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alicia de LarrochaMay 28, 1923 – September 25, 2009
2. Dexter GordonFebruary 27, 1923 – April 1990
3. George Russell (this page)June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009
4. György LigetiMay 28, 1923 – June 12, 2006
5. Hank WilliamsSeptember 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953
6. Paddy ChayefskyJanuary 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981

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