just a little word from paris where i leave .
I'm a musician ...violin player exactly and when i study jazz and music improvisation ,i had the chance to work with george russel to record with the living time orchetra ....it was a wonderfull experience ...and the music of george was for me a revelation ....after that for finish my study and be graduate ,i have to write a concerto for violin ...i play and after that every body say me "hey ,you are very influenced bye george russel !!!" ...i say "no ...i don't think so " but in fact ,the experience and the music of GR was so strong for me that he influenced me unconsciously....None of my compositions sounded as I wanted it ....I have never to realize how he change my vision of music until i read his book ...this book is a bible and a new vision of music ....he explain me how i can play and write exactly what i heard ,and be free by report of the classical harmony ....thank you mister russel !!!
This book is very interessant but my English is not enough good to understand all subtilitées ...so ...if some people can speak french with me about the concept ...and if somebody know people in paris or in europe ...it could help me
thancks for all
Merci Mr Russel
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An open letter from Alice Russell. June 21, 2011, Brookline, Massachusetts. 1. DO NOT make insulting, mean spirited remarks about anyone or their work; there are a plethora of sites where you can rant unfettered. If you attack someone personally, your comments will be removed. You can post it, but I'm not paying for it. Go elsewhere, and let those artists who are actually interested in discussion and learning have the floor. 2. There will be NO posting of or links to copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner. That's the law. And if you respect the work of people who make meaningful contributions, you should have no problem following this policy. 3. I appreciate many of the postings from so many of you. Please don't feel you have to spend your time "defending" the LCC to those who come here with the express purpose of disproving it. George worked for decades to disprove it himself; if you know his music, there's no question that it has gravity. And a final word: George was famous for his refusal to lower his standards in all areas of his life, no matter the cost. He twice refused concerts of his music at Lincoln Center Jazz because of their early position on what was authentically jazz. So save any speculation about the level of him as an artist and a man. The quotes on our websites were not written by George; they were written by critics/writers/scholars/fans over many years. Sincerely, Alice
An open letter from Alice Russell. June 21, 2011, Brookline, Massachusetts. 1. DO NOT make insulting, mean spirited remarks about anyone or their work; there are a plethora of sites where you can rant unfettered. If you attack someone personally, your comments will be removed. You can post it, but I'm not paying for it. Go elsewhere, and let those artists who are actually interested in discussion and learning have the floor. 2. There will be NO posting of or links to copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner. That's the law. And if you respect the work of people who make meaningful contributions, you should have no problem following this policy. 3. I appreciate many of the postings from so many of you. Please don't feel you have to spend your time "defending" the LCC to those who come here with the express purpose of disproving it. George worked for decades to disprove it himself; if you know his music, there's no question that it has gravity. And a final word: George was famous for his refusal to lower his standards in all areas of his life, no matter the cost. He twice refused concerts of his music at Lincoln Center Jazz because of their early position on what was authentically jazz. So save any speculation about the level of him as an artist and a man. The quotes on our websites were not written by George; they were written by critics/writers/scholars/fans over many years. Sincerely, Alice