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Members of the orchestra on his 1958 extended work, New York, N. Y., included Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Art Farmer, Milt Hinton, Bob Brookmeyer, and Max Roach, among others, and featured wrap-around raps by singer / lyricist Jon Hendricks.

Jazz in the Space Age ( 1960 ) was an even more ambitious big band album, featuring the unusual dual piano voicings of Bill Evans and Paul Bley.

Russell formed his own sextet in which he played piano.

Between 1960 and 1963, the Russell Sextet featured musicians like Dave Baker and Steve Swallow and memorable sessions with Eric Dolphy ( on Ezz-thetics ) and singer Sheila Jordan ( their bleak version of " You Are My Sunshine " on The Outer View ( 1962 ) is highly regarded ).