The Finnish/Swiss Tour Explained

The Finnish/Swiss Tour
Type:Live Album
Artist:the Hal Russell NRG Ensemble
Cover:The Finnish Swiss Tour.jpg
Recorded:November 1990
Venue:Tampere Jazz Happening
Internationales Jazz Festival, Zürich
Genre:Free improvisation, free jazz
Length:1:02:01
Label:ECM
ECM 1455
Producer:Steve Lake
Prev Title:Hal on Earth
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Albert's Lullaby
Next Year:1991
Chronology:Hal Russell NRG Ensemble

The Finnish/Swiss Tour is a live album by the Hal Russell NRG Ensemble recorded in November 1991 at Tampere Jazz Happening in Finland and the Internationales Jazz Festival in Switzerland and released on ECM October the following year. The quintet features saxophonist Mars Williams and rhythm section Brian Sandstrom, Kent Kessler and Steve Hunt.[1]

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."[2] JazzTimes' Marc Masters wrote, "The deliriously happy sound of The Finnish/Swiss Tour is equally worthy of reverent veneration and ecstatic celebration."[3]

Personnel

Hal Russell NRG Ensemble

Notes and References

  1. News: Hal Russell NRG Ensemble: The Finnish/Swiss Tour. . April 29, 2017.
  2. Web site: The Finnish/Swiss Tour (All Music Review). . April 29, 2017.
  3. News: 50 LPs from 35 Years of JazzTimes, Part. 3. jazztimes.com. April 29, 2017.