Russell Gunn (born October 20, 1971 in Chicago) is an American contemporary jazz trumpeter.[1][2]
He grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois playing trumpet. As a kid his musical interest was hip hop, with LL Cool J being his first music idol. His projects include a large ensemble called Bionic, which released an album called Krunk Jazz, and his smaller group Electrik Butterfly.[3]
Discography[edit]
As leader
- 1995 - Young Gunn (Muse)
- 1997 - Gunn Fu (HighNote)
- 1998 - Young Gunn Plus (32 Jazz)
- 1999 - Love Requiem (HighNote)
- 1999 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 1 (Atlantic)
- 2000 - Smokin' Gunn (HighNote)
- 2001 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2 (Justin Time)
- 2002 - Blue on the D.L. (HighNote)
- 2003 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 3 (Justin Time)
- 2003 - Mood Swings (HighNote)
- 2004 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 4: Live in Atlanta (Justin Time)
- 2006 - Russell Gunn Presents... Bionic: Krunk Jazz (Groid)
- 2007 - Russell Gunn Plays Miles (HighNote)
- 2008 - Love Stories (HighNote)
- 2010 - Ethnomusicology, Vol. 6: Return of Gunn Fu (Groid)
- 2013 - Russell Gunn & Elektrik Butterfly: Elektrik Funeral (Hot Shoe Music)
As sideman and co-leader
Miles Davis - Chronicle ~ The Complete Prestige Re. VA - My Kind Of Music ~ The Fabulous 50s! (2011) Little Richard - The Specialty Sessions (1989) VA - Gold Star Rockers ~ Eddie Cochran & Friends (. Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind / The Memphis Re. Lulu - Shout! ~ The Complete Decca Recordings 1964. Listen to albums and songs from Russell Gunn. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your phone, computer or home audio device.
Russell Gunn Plays Miles Rarity
- 1994 - Oliver Lake: Dedicated to Dolphy (Black Saint)
- 1994 - Wynton Marsalis: Blood on the Fields (Columbia)
- 1997 - Carlos Garnett: Under Nubian Skies (HighNotee)
References[edit]
- ^Payne, Douglas (1 May 1999). 'Russell Gunn: Ethnomusicology, Volume 1'. All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^Ankeny, Jason. 'Russell Gunn: Biography'. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^Russell Gunn at All About JazzArchived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
Russell Gunn Plays Miles Raritan
External links[edit]
Russell Gunn Plays Miles Rarities
Trumpeter Russell Gunn has always been a forward-thinking musician, incorporating his love of hip-hop and electronics along with his obvious talent for edgy post-bop improvisation. So, it should come as no surprise that Russell Gunn Plays Miles, while obviously a record paying tribute to one of Gunn's biggest influences, the legendary trumpeter Miles Davis, is an edge-of-your-ear experience. Not only has Gunn not made a straight-ahead, acoustic jazz album, he's made a '70s-'80s fusion-era Davis album that defies expectations even on those far-reaching terms. Which isn't to say this is the most 'next level' or innovative jazz album in recent years; on the contrary, many of the jazz-funk sounds Gunn re-appropriates on Plays Miles will be almost cozily familiar to any longtime fans of such similarly minded funksters and Davis acolytes as Herbie Hancock, Eddie Henderson, the Jazz Crusaders, Donald Byrd, and others. The rub here is where and when Gunn has chosen to employ these sounds. By the third track in, after you've grown accustomed to Gunn's layered groove on such iconic Davis cuts as the leadoff track, 'Tutu' (in itself a bold statement of purpose), and 'Bitches Brew,' his slow-jam, R&B-infused version of 'Blue in Green' is at once tantamount to sacrilege and the hippest joint imaginable. Similarly, Gunn's propulsive and Latin-esque take on Davis' usually spare and dreamy 'Eighty One' is unexpectedly rootsy in its dance-oriented funkiness, and comes off as something along the lines of Bootsy Collins backing the Fort Apache Band. Ultimately, the real tribute here is not so much that Gunn is playing Miles, it's that he gets Miles.
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
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| 1 | 06:20 | ||
| 2 | 09:48 | ||
| 3 | 06:38 | ||
| 4 | 07:24 | ||
| 5 | 05:57 | ||
| 6 | 05:45 | ||
| 7 | 05:54 | ||
| 8 | 04:17 |
