New York, N.Y. - 2021 US Verve Acoustic Sounds Series Audiophile 180 gram 5-track LP Reissue

New York, N.Y., was a high point for influential jazz composer and arranger George Russell. Russell, was an early proponent of "modal jazz," which featured fewer chord changes and encouraged soloists to improvise on the melody not on the harmony.

For this 1959 classic Russell 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. Singer Jon Hendricks provided a beatnik-style stream of consciousness narration that opened and closed the truly unique performance.

2021 Mastering by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes - 180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings - presented in a Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets

"Each step in our production process — from title selection to mastering, pressing and packaging — is designed to meet the highest standards, and we want everyone who hears these albums to feel the love and hard work we put into everything we do," says Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1    Manhattan    
2    Big City Blues    

Side 2:
1    Manhatta-Rico    
2    East Side Medley    
a    Autumn In New York    
b    How About You    
3    A Helluva Town

Lacquer cuting and mastereing Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey.
Pressed by Quality Record Pressings, 543 N. 10th St., Salina, Kansas 67401
Cover printed by Stoughton Printing Co., 130 North Sunset Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91744-3595