| Listen to the Silence | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | June 26, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:04 | |||
| Label | Concept Records | |||
| Producer | George Russell | |||
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Listen to the Silence is a live album by George Russell originally recorded in 1971 and released on the Concept label in 1973, featuring a performance by Russell with Stanton Davis, Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen, and Jon Christensen with vocal chorus.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Track listing
- All compositions by George Russell - Text Credits: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown, "The Mark" by Maurice Nicoll, "Duino Elegies" by Rainer Maria Rilke
 
- "Event I" - 6:31
 - "Event II" - 8:19
 - "Event III" - 16:18
 - "Event IV" - 13:56
 
Personnel
- George Russell - timpani, arranger
 - Stanton Davis - trumpet
 - Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone
 - Terje Rypdal - electric guitar
 - Webster Lewis - organ
 - Bobo Stenson - electric piano
 - Bjørnar Andresen - fender bass
 - Arild Andersen - acoustic bass
 - Jon Christensen - percussion
 - Chorus of the Conservatory of Music in Oslo, Norway - Arnulv Hegstad, conductor
 - Supplementally Chorus from the New England Conservatory
 - Sue Auclair, Gailanne Cummings - soprano voice
 - Joyce Gippo, Kay Dunlap - alto voice
 - David Dusing, Ray Hardin - tenor voice
 - Don Kendrick, Don Hovey, Dan Windham - bass voice
 
References
- ↑ George Russell discography accessed 10 November 2009.
 - 1 2 Chadbourne, Eugene (2011). "Listen to the Silence - George Russell". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
 - ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
 - ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1250. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
 
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