Ray Russell

Raymond Russell (born 4 April 1947) is an English session musician and experimental jazz rock guitarist. He is also a record producer and composer. Russell made his professional debut as Vic Flick's replacement as lead guitarist in the John Barry Seven.

Session guitarist In 1973 he was a member of the band Mouse, which released a progressive rock album entitled Lady Killer for the Sovereign record label.

Composition in TV/film In 1963, Russell assumed Vic Flick's position as lead guitarist of the John Barry Seven. He played on the soundtracks for James Bond films - Moonraker, You Only Live Twice, Octopussy,

Russell's TV compositions have included A Touch of Frost, for which he won a Royal society Television Award, Bergerac, Plain Jane, A Bit of a Do, Rich Tea and Sympathy, The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Dangerfield and Grafters, as well as The Murder of Meredith Kercher and BBC's Hooded Men. He also played in the DVD Simon Phillips Returns with Simon Phillips and Anthony Jackson.

Russell was composer for British TV Detective series A Touch of Frost - series 6-15 between 1999-2010.6

Discography Turn Circle (CBS, 1968) Dragon Hill (CBS, 1969) June 11, 1971: Live at the ICA (RCA Victor, 1971) Rites & Rituals (CBS, 1971) Secret Asylum (Black Lion, 1973) Ready or Not (DJM, 1977) This Side Up (B&W, 1989) A Table Near the Band (Angel Air, 1990) Guitars from Mars (Virgin, 1990) Why Not Now (1988) Childscape (1990) with Gil Evans and Mark Isham June 11th 1971: Live at the ICA / Retrospective (Mokai, 2000) A Touch of Frost (Universal, 2003) The Composer's Cut (Angel Air, 2005) Goodbye Svengali (Cuneiform, 2006) Myths & Legends (Strip Sounds, 2007) Now, More Than Ever (Abstract Logix, 2013) The Celestial Squid with Henry Kaiser (Cuneiform, 2015) Fluid Architecture (Cuneiform, 2020)