The Finnish/Swiss Tour

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]

The Finnish/Swiss Tour
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1991 (1991-10-01)
RecordedNovember 1990
VenueTampere Jazz Happening
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)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

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]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Hal Russell

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

Personnel

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Hal Russell NRG Ensemble

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References

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  1. ^ "Hal Russell NRG Ensemble: The Finnish/Swiss Tour". ECM Records. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.