George Russell: New York (LP, Verve)

Released in 1959, ‘New York, NY’, will be the opportunity for this genius to deliver an album that highlights poetry and New York, surrounded by monsters such as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer and Milt Hinton. A real influence for many big names like Miles Davies or Bill Evans, George Russell will be one of those composers who will democratize ‘Jazz Modal’, allowing musicians a great deal of freedom. Considered one of the great classics of Jazz, ‘New York, N.Y’ is reissued here as an audiophile in the Verve Acoustique Sounds series (from the original master tapes).