The Finnish / Swiss Tour
Download links and information about The Finnish / Swiss Tour by Hal Russell, NRG Ensemble. This album was released in 1991 and it belongs to Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal genres. It contains 10 tracks with total duration of 01:02:05 minutes.
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| Artist: | Hal Russell, NRG Ensemble |
| Release date: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal |
| Tracks: | 10 |
| Duration: | 01:02:05 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Monica's Having a Baby | 6:02 |
| 2. | Aila 35 Basic | 7:17 |
| 3. | Temporarity | 9:38 |
| 4. | Raining Violets | 5:03 |
| 5. | For MC | 3:27 |
| 6. | Dance of the Spider People | 4:22 |
| 7. | Ten Letters of Love | 4:51 |
| 8. | Hal the Weenie | 7:33 |
| 9. | Linda's Rock Vamp | 4:04 |
| 10. | Mars Theme | 9:48 |
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[Edit]Most of the time, music critics like to pretend they know everything, are hip to every artist, on top of every trend — what bull. I knew jack about Hal Russell until I heard Kevin Whitehead rave about this recording (and Russell in general) on NPR. Sufficiently impressed, I bought the disc the same day. It turned out to be one of the smartest things I've ever done and began what has been a love for the music of Hal Russell and a sadness that he's no longer around to make more. Whitehead was spot-on: This is an extraordinary record, full of fire, reckless abandon, and thrilling playing from Russell, obviously, but also from his great band, especially reed player (and one-time Psychedelic Fur) Mars Williams. Amazingly, this was Russell's first European tour (a total of six gigs), a fact made even more amazing upon realizing that Russell at the time of this recording was 64. Better late than never, I guess. All in all, a must-purchase, if only for "Linda's Rock Vamp" (which sounds like mid-'70s Miles Davis), the ebullient "Hal the Weenie," and the blistering "Monica's Having a Baby." This is jazz-rock with a healthy dollop of brain-frying free blowing that will knock you on your ass leaving you saying, "Thank you Hal, may I have another."