| Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | George Russell |
| Cover: | Othello Ballet Suite.jpg |
| Recorded: | November 3 & 4, 1967 and October 1, 1968 |
| Studio: | Radio Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden and Grorud Church, Oslo, Norway |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 43:15 |
| Label: | Sonet (Sweden) Flying Dutchman (US) |
| Producer: | George Russell |
| Prev Title: | The Essence of George Russell |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 is an album by composer George Russell which was recorded in Europe and released by the Swedish Sonet Records and by the Flying Dutchman label in the US in 1970.[1] [2] [3] The album was reissued in 1981 on the Italian Soul Note label[4]
Othello was recorded November 3, 1967, at the studios of Radio Sweden in Stockholm. The basic material for Electronic Organ Sonata was recorded October 1, 1968 on the grand church organ of Grorud Church, Oslo. Technical work and final assemblage was performed in the electronic music studios of Radio Sweden.[5]
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "An uneven but compelling work by George Russell that combines jazz, classical, and Shakespeare. The results range from magnificent to chaotic; there's a large band that includes mostly obscure foreign musicians. It was one of the first times that Norway's Jan Garbarek appeared playing tenor sax on a major label".