The Finnish/Swiss Tour

The Finnish/Swiss Tour
Live album by Hal Russell NRG Ensemble
Released	1991
Recorded	November 1990 at the Tampere Jazz Happening and the Internationales Jazz Festival Zürich
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:01
Label	ECM ECM 1455
Producer	Steve Lake
Hal Russell chronology
Hal on Earth (1989) The Finnish/Swiss Tour (1990) Albert's Lullaby (1991)

The Finnish/Swiss Tour is a live album by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell recorded in 1991 and released on the ECM label in 1992.^[1][2]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is an extraordinary record, full of fire, reckless abandon, and thrilling playing from Russell, obviously, but also from his great band".^[3] In JazzTimes Marc Masters wrote "the deliriously happy sound of The Finnish/Swiss Tour is equally worthy of reverent veneration and ecstatic celebration".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated

1. "Monica's Having a Baby" - 5:58
2. "Aila/35 Basic" - 7:17
3. "Temporarily" (Steve Hunt) - 9:38
4. "Raining Violets" (Brian Sandstrom) - 5:03
5. "For Mc" - 3:27
6. "Dance of the Spider People" (Mars Williams) - 4:22
7. "Ten Letters of Love" - 4:51
8. "Hal the Weenie" - 7:33
9. "Linda's Rock Vamp" - 4:04
10. "Mars Theme" (Russell, Mars Williams) - 9:48

Personnel

• Hal Russell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone, drums
• Mars Williams - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, didgeridoo
• Brian Sandstrom - bass, trumpet, guitar
• Kent Kessler - bass, bass guitar, didgeridoo
• Steve Hunt -- drums, vibraphone, didgeridoo

References