The main body of the LCC and its practical application, including all 4 published versions of Book 1 with their inserts: the 1959 tan cover; the 1959 light green cover Japanese edition; the 1970‘s white cover, which adds an illustrated River Trip to the 1959 edition, and the currently available Fourth Edition, 2001.
The authorization code is the first word on Page 198 of the Fourth Edition of the LCCTO.
Forum rules 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
Hi, I'm new here and I own the fourth edition of the LCC, which deals with vertical tonal gravity only. I was wondering if anybody of you who have an earlier version which at least mentions playing horizontally could summarize up shortly. Which scales does he mention there? How does he suggest those scales to be used when playing according to the LCC? Is there anything else that is important to know?
It seems to me that since George Russell has passed away, there have been no plans of releasing a volume two(correct me if I'm wrong), and the older versions cost a lot of money, so I don't want to buy one of them since i already have a book dealing with about half of what's written there.
There is a concise summary in the back of the older book, which says:
Horizontal Approach
The prevailing L.C. Scale is determined by one of these three factors:
1. The major or minor tonic station inferred by the resolving tendency of two or more chords.
2. the tonic station inferred by the key of the music (overall major or minor tonic station)
3. your aesthetic judgment.
The current book has horizontal scales listed on p.17. Also check out Conceptual Modal Genres in the new book.
I know it's hard to get a hold of that older book, but it would probably really help.
I believe there are a few examples given throughout the forum's history too...
