The Finnish/Swiss Tour

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The Finnish/Swiss Tour
The Finnish Swiss Tour.jpg
Live album by
Hal Russell NRG Ensemble
ReleasedOctober 1, 1991 (1991-10-01)
RecordedNovember 1990 at the Tampere Jazz Happening and the Internationales Jazz Festival, Zürich
GenreFree improvisation, Free Jazz
Length1:02:01
LabelECM ECM 1455
ProducerSteve Lake
Hal Russell NRG Ensemble chronology
Hal on Earth
(1989) 		The Finnish/Swiss Tour
(1991) 		Albert's Lullaby
(1991)

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]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]

Track listing[]

ECM – ECM 1455[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Monica's Having a Baby"Hal Russell5:58
2."Aila/35 Basic"Hal Russell7:17
3."Temporarily"Steve Hunt9:38
4."Raining Violets"Brian Sandstrom5:03
5."For Mc"Hal Russell3:27
6."Dance of the Spider People"Mars Williams4:22
7."Ten Letters of Love"Hal Russell4:51
8."Hal the Weenie"Hal Russell7:33
9."Linda's Rock Vamp"Hal Russell4:04
10."Mars Theme"Hal Russell, Mars Williams9:48
Total length:1:02:01

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hal Russell NRG Ensemble: The Finnish/Swiss Tour". ECM Records. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Finnish/Swiss Tour (All Music Review)". All Music. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "50 LPs from 35 Years of JazzTimes, Part. 3". jazztimes.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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