George Russell And His Orchestra – New York, N.Y.

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New York, N.Y. is an album by George Russell, originally released on Decca in either July or August 1959.

Track listing:
All compositions by George Russell except as indicated
“Manhattan” (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 10:34
“Big City Blues” – 11:40
Manhattan: “Rico” – 10:12
East Side Medley: “Autumn in New York”/”How About You?” (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)/(Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 8:01
“A Helluva Town” – 5:01

Personnel:
George Russell – arranger, conductor
Art Farmer – trumpet
Doc Severinsen – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Joe Ferrante – trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Frank Rehak – trombone
Tom Mitchell – trombone
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Hal McKusick – alto saxophone
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
Gene Allen – baritone saxophone
Bill Evans – piano
Barry Galbraith – guitar
George Duvivier – bass
Milt Hinton – bass
Charlie Persip – drums
Max Roach – drums
Don Lamond – drums
Al Epstein – percussion
Jon Hendricks – vocals

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Released: July or August 1959[1][2][3]
Recorded: 1958–1959
Length: 45:28
Label: Decca