Hal's Bells

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)

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

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
SourceRating
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. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014