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Recorded two months after Hal's Bells, it was if Russell knew something and tried to get as much recording as possible done before he died. Sadly, he died a mere five weeks after recording this amazing record. Constructed as an aural autobiography, The Hal Russell Story combines a stream-of-consciousness narrative with some rock-solid jazzified blowing and dissonant free playing. The main body of the piece is made up of numerous short segments, some under a minute, but the ebb and flow of the songs is so smooth and effortless, you'll never realize that you're listening to so many short tracks. As usual, Russell's band the NRG ensemble kicks ass and takes names, blowing with so much intensity and power it's astonishing. Adding to this wonderful (if bittersweet) recording is the inclusion of a rollicking version of the Fleetwood Mac chestnut "Oh Well," which Russell claims he'd never heard before (and I believe him). It would be great if Hal Russell were still around serving up his wonderfully skewed jazz-rock, but this is as wonderful and fitting an epitaph as one could hope for.
© John Dougan /TiVo
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Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Bruce Sievier, Author - Ord Hamilton, Composer - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Edgar Sampson, ComposerLyricist - Manny Kurtz, ComposerLyricist - Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Johnny Noble, ComposerLyricist - Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Cogswell, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Rezso Seress, Composer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Javor Laszlo, Author - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Peter Green, Composer - Mars Williams, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - NRG Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Hunt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Russell, Composer, Saxophones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Sandstrom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kent Kessler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lake, Producer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
Recorded two months after Hal's Bells, it was if Russell knew something and tried to get as much recording as possible done before he died. Sadly, he died a mere five weeks after recording this amazing record. Constructed as an aural autobiography, The Hal Russell Story combines a stream-of-consciousness narrative with some rock-solid jazzified blowing and dissonant free playing. The main body of the piece is made up of numerous short segments, some under a minute, but the ebb and flow of the songs is so smooth and effortless, you'll never realize that you're listening to so many short tracks. As usual, Russell's band the NRG ensemble kicks ass and takes names, blowing with so much intensity and power it's astonishing. Adding to this wonderful (if bittersweet) recording is the inclusion of a rollicking version of the Fleetwood Mac chestnut "Oh Well," which Russell claims he'd never heard before (and I believe him). It would be great if Hal Russell were still around serving up his wonderfully skewed jazz-rock, but this is as wonderful and fitting an epitaph as one could hope for.
© John Dougan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:18
- Main artists: Hal Russell NRG Ensemble
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM
- Genre: Jazz
© 1993 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH
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