Hal's Bells

1992 studio album by Hal Russell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Released1992
RecordedMay 1992
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
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Hal's Bells
Studio album by
Hal Russell
Released1992
RecordedMay 1992
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length52:58
LabelECM
ECM 1484
ProducerSteve Lake
Hal Russell chronology
Naked Colours
(1991)		 Hal's Bells
(1992)		 The Hal Russell Story
(1993)
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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]

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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

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