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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: George Russell

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 Jazz Pioneer 
 George Russell  
 Dead at 86 

His theory influenced Miles Davis, John Coltrane

(Newser) - Jazz innovator George Russell died at 86 yesterday in Boston of Alzheimer’s complications, the Globe reports. Russell developed a jazz theory that played a key role on landmark records like Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Russell’s theory “gives you a... More »

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