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.[1]

Listen to the Silence
Live album by George Russell
Released	1973
Recorded	June 26, 1971
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:04
Label	Concept Records
Producer	George Russell
George Russell chronology
Trip to Prillarguri (1970) Listen to the Silence (1973) Living Time (1972)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

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

1. "Event I" - 6:31
2. "Event II" - 8:19
3. "Event III" - 16:18
4. "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

References