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"The Lydian Chromatic concept was the first theory to explore the vertical relationship between chords and scales,..." This seems silly. It makes it sound like Russell invented harmony and counterpoint singlehandedly. I'm deleting it.--Bcrowell 00:30, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
"It is important to note that in spite of its name the Lydian Chromatic Concept is not related to the Lydian mode". not so. the lydian mode is the basis of the concept, since it is the scale that is formed by moving in fifths from the tonic.
Good page about George Russell and I won't get into the precise description of his 1953 book as I'm not an academic (and I haven't read the book!). To augment the section on Kind of Blue, I would like to see Bill Evans name mentioned as his modal piano playing became legendary in the years that followed. Incidentally I'm sure that yuo already know that without Bill Evans' interpretation (of Russell's ideas) and co-composition Kind of Blue would never have been such a seminal work. See Ashley Khan's excellent book of the same name published in 2001 (which I have read). --Jppigott 06:17, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Although Gail Russell did have a brother named George, he is not the famed jazz musician. Gail Russell's parents lived in Chicago, Illinois throughout the early 1920s, where her father was an insurance agent. Her older brother George Jr. was born in February, 1919. The musician George Russell, however, was born in 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the adopted son of a railway worker. This information all comes from the 1920 census and from musician George Russell's personal homepage. Monkeyzpop (talk) 22:44, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
- Additionally, I have an email today from Russell's wife, stating that he was an only child. Monkeyzpop (talk) 02:05, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
