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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Wednesday July 29, 2009

Filed under: General — m759 @ 9:29 pm
Lydian Mode

In memory of composer
George Russell, who
died at 86 on Monday —

Russell’s thoughts on the Lydian mode
strongly influenced Miles Davis,
notably in Davis’s “Kind of Blue.”

Cover, 'The Making of 'Kind of Blue''

“The power of the Lydian mode,
  Russell realized, is
  freedom from time’s restraints.
  The major scale is in a state of becoming.
  The Lydian scale already is.”

The Gravity Man, by Alice Dragoon,
    quoted at LydianChromaticConcept.com 

Related material:

“Field Dance,” from the date of Russell’s death.

“The Tables of Time,” from Nov. 13, 2003,
  and the four entries that preceded it.

Today’s previous entry
and
The Reversible Diamond Puzzle
(from St. Nicholas, November 1874)–

The first crossword puzzle-- the 'Reversible Diamond Puzzle,' 1874

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