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Albert's Lullaby is the first solo album by American avant-garde bassist, jazz composer, bandleader, producer; Michael Staron which in essence documented his trio collaboration with American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell recorded in 1991 and 1992 and released posthumously on the part of Mr. Russell on the Southport label in 2000.[1]

Albert's Lullaby
Studio album by Hal Russell
Released	2000
Recorded	October 24, 1991 - February 15, 1992
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:41
Label	Southport S-SSD 0077
Producer	Michael Staron - See liner notes - Southport S-SSD 0077
Hal Russell chronology
The Finnish/Swiss Tour (1991) Albert's Lullaby (2000) Naked Colours (1991)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]
Jazz Review	[4]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nas states, "Staron's major role in these collective improvisations cannot be overlooked, he is an equal partner firing up Russell's highly spontaneous notions."[2] Harvey Pekar on JazzTimes observed, "“Ghosts” contains Staron’s unaccompanied arco and pizzicato work, on which he employs electronic and percussive effects and extended techniques. He’s a versatile, forward looking and accomplished performer." .[5] On All About Jazz Glenn Astarita enthused "Albert’s Lullaby is a remarkable portraiture of an artist who most assuredly would be blazing new musical trails if not for his untimely death... Strongly recommended".[3] Jazz Review's Lee Prosser wrote "Albert's Lullaby is free jazz genius and improvisation at its finest... This is a fine example of when all goes right with free jazz in the hands of gifted performers, who, together, share a creative vision with the listening audience".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Russell, Bradley Parker-Sparrow and Mike Staron except as indicated

1. "Edge of Night (Soap Opera Theme)" - 6:01
2. "Albert's Lullaby" (Mike Staron) - 3:06
3. "Vibrations" (Albert Ayler) - 5:29
4. "Kyrie and Agnus Dei" (Staron) - 6:51
5. "Who's There?" - 25:19
6. "Ghosts" (Ayler) - 3:53
7. "Aural" - 14:47
8. "W" (Staron) - 6:58
9. "To Groove" - 1:17

Personnel

• Hal Russell - tenor saxophone, trumpet
• Michael Staron - bass
• Bradley Parker-Sparrow - piano
• Rick Shandling - drums

References

https://jazztimes.com/archives/hal-russell-alberts-lullabye/

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