Listen to the Silence

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.

Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.

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