Hal's Bells

Hal's Bells
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)
Hal's Bells
(1992)
The Hal Russell Story
(1993)

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 [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