George Russell (composer)

George Russell
Background information
Birth nameGeorge Allen Russell
Born(1923-06-23)June 23, 1923
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 86)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)Piano, drums
Years active1947–2009
Websitewww.georgerussell.com

George Allen Russell (June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009) 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).[1]

  1. ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 357.