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News Roundup: 7/28/2009

Jazz icon George Russell died on Monday at age 86. Although celebrated for his work as a composer, arranger, and bandleader, Russell also developed the Lydian concept, which stressed the playing of jazz music based on scales rather than chord progressions. The theory influenced a number of artists, from Miles Davis to John Coltrane to [...]

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15:41 on July 28 2009

News Roundup: 7/28/2009

Allmusic Blog — Jazz icon George Russell died on Monday at age 86. Although celebrated for his work as a composer, arranger, and bandleader, Russell also developed the Lydian concept, wh... more info