Hal's Bells Explained

Hal's Bells
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Hal Russell
Cover:	Hal's Bells.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1992
Recorded:	May 1992
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	52:58
Label:	ECM ECM 1484
Producer:	Steve Lake
Chronology:	Hal Russell
Prev Title:	Naked Colours
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	The Hal Russell Story
Next Year:	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]

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

• Hal Russell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, musette, vibraphone, drums, bass marimba, congas, gongs, bells, percussion, voice

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1484.php ECM discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/ecm-records/catalog-1400-series/#ecm-1484 ECM catalogue
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/hals-bells-mw0000616734 Allmusic Review