Listen to the Silence is a live album by George Russell originally recorded in 1971 and released on the Concept label in 1973, featuring a performance by Russell with Stanton Davis, Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen, and Jon Christensen with vocal chorus.George Russell discography accessed 10 November 2009.
Reception The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing All compositions by George Russell - Text Credits: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown, "The Mark" by Maurice Nicoll, "Duino Elegies" by Rainer Maria Rilke "Event I" - 6:31 "Event II" - 8:19 "Event III" - 16:18 "Event IV" - 13:56 Recorded the Kongsberg Church in Kongsberg, Norway on June 26, 1971.
Personnel George Russell - timpani, arranger Stanton Davis - trumpet Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone Terje Rypdal - electric guitar Webster Lewis - organ Bobo Stenson - electric piano Bjørnar Andresen - fender bass Arild Andersen - acoustic bass Jon Christensen - percussion Chorus of the Conservatory of Music in Oslo, Norway - Arnulv Hegstad, conductor Supplementally Chorus from the New England Conservatory Sue Auclair, Gailanne Cummings - soprano voice Joyce Gippo, Kay Dunlap - alto voice David Dusing, Ray Hardin - tenor voice Don Kendrick, Don Hovey, Dan Windham - bass voice
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