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Now More Than Ever 

A bona fide guitar hero in his native England, Ray Russell bridges musical worlds on Now, More Than Ever, his potent debut on the Abstract Logix label. 

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A Touch of Frost :

Ray worked on TV Crime Drama A Touch Of Frost for 22 episodes, winning the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Music and Use of Music. This Album featuers the music from the TV series. 

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Live at the ICU 

  • Composed by Ray Russell

  • Guitar: Ray Russell

  • Produced by Ray Russell

  • Liner Notes by Ray Russell

  • released 1971

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RMS :- Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Philips

  • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Producer, Arranged By [Brass]

  • released 1985.

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Take me to the sun- Gil Evans and RMS :- Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Philips - Features composures by late friend Jimi Hendrix

  • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Producer, Arranged By [Brass]

  • released 1990

Mo Foster

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Bel Assis - Mo Foster - 1988

Co-composer - Ray Russell

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Live At Blue West 14 - Mo Foster - 2006

  • Co-Composed by Ray Russell and Mo Foster

  • Electric Guitar By Ray Russell 

  • Acoustic Guitar by Mo Foster and Ray Russell

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Southern Reunion - Mo Foster -1991

Ray Russell on Guitar

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Bass Theme - Mo Foster -2011

  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards – Ray Russell

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Time to think - Mo Foster

  • Acoustic By Ray Russell

  • Composed by Ray Russell

  • released 2002

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Mo Foster and Friends In Concert - Mo Foster, Ray Russell, Nic France, Chris Haigh, Jim Watson, Malcom Edmondstone, Corrina Silvester, Frank Ricotti and Chris Biscoe - Released 2021 

Ray Russell - Guitar and Effects

Simon Philips

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Symbiosis - Simon Philips

  • Ray Russell - Guitar

  • released 1995

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RMS :- Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Philips

  • Ray Russell Guitar

  • released 1992.

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Protocol

  • Produced and Written By Ray Russell and Simon Phillips

  • Guitar: Ray Russell

  • released 1993

Bands featuring Ray Russell

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Mouse - 

  • Ray Russell, Al Clare, Alan Rushton, John Acock, Mouse

  • Arranged by Ray Russell

  • Guitar Ray Russell

  • released 1973

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RMS :- Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Philips

  • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Producer, Arranged By [Brass]

  • released 1985.

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Rock Workshop

  • guitar

  • Arranged By Ray Russell

  • released 1970

Bill Fay

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Still Some Light - Bill Fay

  • Ray Russelll - Guitar

  • released 2022

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Time of The Last Persecution - Bill Fay

  • Guitar  by Ray Russell

  • Arranged By Ray Russell

  • released 1971

Featured On

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Guitars from Mars - A complication of Unique Guitar players inceluding Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys, Ray Russell and many more.

  • Ray Russell - 7 minute long track 'Stained Angel Morning'

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Mark Jeffries

  • Produced by Ray Russell

  • Guitar: Ray Russell

  • released 1993

With Henry Kaiser

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The Celestial Squid 

Guitar summits don't ascend higher than when legendary British free-jazz pioneer and longtime session ace Ray Russell meets the brilliant California avant-improv overachiever and Antarctic diver Henry Kaiser in the realm of The Celestial Squid. 

Solo Albums

Ray Russel's Albums

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Fluid Architecture 

  • Released in 2020 as part of Ray's PhD.

  • "I believe in the sonic signature. Gil Evans used to say, 'Everyone has a cry. Without it, only notes come out of the instrument.'" – Ray Russell 

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Myths and Legends

  • Composed by Ray Russell

  • Guitar: Ray Russell

  • released 1980.

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Dragon Hill is a piece of modern jazz with a blend of tonal and more dissonant textures. Ray's playing as always is excellent and is very adventurous within some complex textures and structures.

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A Table Near The Band

  • Producer, Guitarist and Liner notes by Ray Russell

  • Released 1990.

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Why Not Now

  • Arranged by Ray Russell

  • Guitar: Ray Russell

  • released 1988

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Secret Asylum

  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Producer, Technician [Master Tape Transfer], Painting, Liner Notes, Written-By, Arranged By Ray Russell

  • released 1973

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Ready or Not

  • All arrangements by Ray Russell

  • Guitar: Ray Russell

  • released 1977.

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Goodbye Svengali

Influenced by and dedicated to visionary jazz arranger Gil Evans, and includes one of Gil's final recordings. Mixing dark fusion, lyrical guitar pieces and icy soundscapes. Features Mo Foster, Gary Husband, Tony Hymas, Simon Phillips and others

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Child Scape

Recorded and mixed at Last Chance Recordings, London.
Mark Isham: Trumpet and Flugelhorn recorded at Deronda Drive Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Gil Evans: Piano recorded at R.P.M. Studios, New York City, New York.

 

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Rites and Rituals

  • Guitar, Written-By, Arranged By Ray Russell

  • Executive Producer - David Howellss

  • released 1971

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The Composers cut

  • Features Television composure up to 2006 by Ray Russell

  • released 2006

RMS

RMS - Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Philips

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RMS :- Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Simon Philips

  • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Producer, Arranged By [Brass]

  • released 1985.

Mo Foster
Simon Philips
Bands
Bill Fay
Featured On
Henry Kaiser
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