The Finnish/Swiss Tour
| The Finnish/Swiss Tour | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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 | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated
- "Monica's Having a Baby" - 5:58
- "Aila/35 Basic" - 7:17
- "Temporarily" (Steve Hunt) - 9:38
- "Raining Violets" (Brian Sandstrom) - 5:03
- "For Mc" - 3:27
- "Dance of the Spider People" (Mars Williams) - 4:22
- "Ten Letters of Love" - 4:51
- "Hal the Weenie" - 7:33
- "Linda's Rock Vamp" - 4:04
- "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
- ↑ ECM discography accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ ECM catalogue accessed May 5, 2014
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Masters, M., 50 LPs from 35 Years of JazzTimes Part III, JazTimes, September 2005
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