New York, N.Y.

ジャズ界を代表する作曲家であり編曲家でもあるジョージ・ラッセルの作品の中でも高い評価を得ている1959年オリジナル・リリース作品。

ラッセルはモーダル・ジャズの初期の提唱者であり、影響力のある「リディアン・クロマティック・コンセプト・オブ・トーナル・オーガニゼーション」の構想者でもあった。

参加ミュージシャンが豪華。ジョン・コルトレーン、ビル・エヴァンス(ラッセルとのコラボレーションの常連)、アート・ファーマー、ボブ・ブルックマイヤー、ミルト・ヒントンなどを含むオールスターのオーケストラを編成し、シンガーのジョン・ヘンドリックスは、この画期的なアルバムの幕開けと幕開けを飾るビートニックスタイルのナレーションを提供。
【パーソネル】George Russell(arr, cond) Art Farmer,Doc Severinsen,Ernie Royal,Joe Wilder, Joe Ferrante (tp)
Bob Brookmeyer,Frank Rehak, Tom Mitchell, Jimmy Cleveland (tb)
Hal McKusick, Phil Woods(as) John Coltrane, Al Cohn, Benny Golson(ts)
Sol Schlinger, Gene Allen(bs) Bill Evans(p) Barry Galbraith(g) George Duvivier, Milt Hinton(b)
Charlie Persip, Max Roach, Don Lamond(ds) Al Epstein(perc) Jon Hendricks(vo)

George Russell was one of the most forward-thinking composers and arrangers on the jazz scene during the 1950s, but his work was generally more appreciated by musicians than the jazz-buying public. New York, New York represents one of many high points in his career. He assembled an all-star orchestra, including pianist Bill Evans (a frequent participant on Russell's recordings), Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer, John Coltrane, and Milt Hinton, among others. In Rodgers & Hart's "Manhattan," Russell has the soloists playing over the orchestra's vamp, while he also creates an imaginative "East Side Medley" combining the standards "Autumn in New York" and "How About You." His original material is just as striking as his arrangements, while vocalist Jon Hendricks serves as narrator between orchestra segments. While this release has been reissued several times, it rarely remains in print for long, so don't miss the opportunity to acquire this elusive CD. ~ Ken Dryden