Hal's Bells
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | May 1992 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:58 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1484 | |||
| Producer | Steve Lake | |||
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Hal's Bells is a solo album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer Hal Russell recorded in May 1992 and released on ECM later that year.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Although Russell died soon after recording this, there's no sense of desperation on this record; instead there is pure joy, the silly seriousness that Russell brought to all of his recordings."[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated
- "Buddhi" - 4:13
- "Millard Mottker" - 6:48
- "Portrait of Benny" - 4:01
- "Strangest Kiss" - 5:03
- "Susanna" - 4:47
- "Carolina Moon" (John Pennington) - 6:31
- "Kenny G." - 6:21
- "I Need You Now" - 4:38
- "For Free" - 6:33
- "Moon of Manakoora" (Alfred Newman, Frank Loesser) - 4:03
Personnel
[edit]- Hal Russell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, musette, vibraphone, drums, bass marimba, congas, gongs, bells, percussion, voice
References
[edit]- ^ ECM discography accessed May 5, 2014
- ^ ECM catalogue accessed May 5, 2014
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014