George Allen Russell (June 23, 1923 – July 27, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory with a theory of harmony based on jazz rather than European music, in his book Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (1953).
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Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
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Gil Evans
American pianist
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Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Andy Sheppard
English musician
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Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Jack Reilly
American jazz pianist and composer
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Don Ellis
American jazz musician