Living Time
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Living Time is an album by the Bill Evans George Russell Orchestra recorded in 1972 and released on the Columbia label, featuring performances by Evans with an orchestra conducted by Russell.[2] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "The music on this set unfortunately is not all that interesting. Russell's lengthy and episodic work "Living Time" (which has eight "events") features crowded ensembles as played by Evans' trio plus 19 musicians (including two additional keyboardists). Despite the major names in the "backup group" the focus throughout is on Evans' acoustic and electric keyboards. The problem is that the music is rather dull and surprisingly forgettable."[3]
However, many listeners strongly disagree with the above review and feel this is one of the most upbeat and original big band sounds ever released. That is why it is a prized collector's item to this date and one of the few selected for release on three inch digital compact disc.
Track listing
- All compositions by George Russell
- "Living Time: Event I" – 3:50
- "Living Time: Event II" – 8:22
- "Living Time: Event III" – 2:47
- "Living Time: Event IV" – 5:30
- "Living Time: Event V" – 11:52
- "Living Time: Event VI" – 4:13
- "Living Time: Event VII" – 2:07
- "Living Time: Event VIII" – 5:38
Personnel
- George Russell – arranger, conductor
- Bill Evans – piano, rhodes electric piano
- Snooky Young, Ernie Royal, Richard Williams – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Stanton Davis – trumpet
- Howard Johnson – flugelhorn, tuba, bass clarinet
- John Clark – french horn
- Dave Bargeron – tuba
- Jimmy Giuffre – tenor saxophone, flute
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Sam Brown – bass guitar, electric guitar
- Ted Saunders – electric piano, clavinet
- Webster Lewis – organ, electric piano
- Eddie Gómez – acoustic bass
- Ron Carter (on 5,7), Stanley Clarke (on 1,2,3), Herb Bushler (on 4,6,8) – fender bass
- Tony Williams, Marty Morell – drums
- Marc Belair – percussion
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