Hal's Bells

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Hal's Bells
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Studio album by Hal Russell
Released 1992
Recorded May 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre Jazz
Length 52:58
Label ECM
ECM 1484
Producer Steve Lake
Hal Russell chronology
Naked Colours
(1991)Naked Colours1991
Hal's Bells
(1992)
The Hal Russell Story
(1993)The Hal Russell Story1993

Hal's Bells is an album by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label in 1992.[1][2]

Reception

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated

  1. "Buddhi" - 4:13
  2. "Millard Mottker" - 6:48
  3. "Portrait of Benny" - 4:01
  4. "Strangest Kiss" - 5:03
  5. "Susanna" - 4:47
  6. "Carolina Moon" (John Pennington) - 6:31
  7. "Kenny G." - 6:21
  8. "I Need You Now" - 4:38
  9. "For Free" - 6:33
  10. "Moon of Manakoora" (Alfred Newman, Frank Loesser) - 4:03

Personnel

References

  1. ECM discography accessed May 5, 2014
  2. ECM catalogue accessed May 5, 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014