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Date of Birth
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23-June-1923
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Place of Birth
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Cincinnati
(United States of America, Ohio, Hamilton County, Area code 513)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Russell, George, George Russell, George Allan Russell
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Profession
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Composer, Music Theorist, Jazz Pianist, Author, Musician, Bandleader, Actor
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George Allen Russell 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 The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.
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