New York N.Y.

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Utilizing his revolutionary Lydian Chromatic Concept, the brilliant composer assembled an all-star ensemble—including Bill Evans and John Coltrane—to construct a sprawling, highly ambitious conceptual suite dedicated to the metropolis. The dynamic orchestrations effortlessly weave spoken-word poetry by Jon Hendricks into dense, rhythmically sophisticated charts that blur the lines between big band swing and modern classical structure. It remains a staggering, visionary achievement in the development of Third Stream and modal jazz.