Hal's Bells is an album by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label in 1992.[1][2]

Hal's Bells
Studio album by Hal Russell
Released	1992
Recorded	May 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:58
Label	ECM ECM 1484
Producer	Steve Lake
Hal Russell chronology
Naked Colours (1991) Hal's Bells (1992) The Hal Russell Story (1993)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Although Russell died soon after recording this, there's no sense of desperation on this record; instead there is pure joy, the silly seriousness that Russell brought to all of his recordings".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated

1. "Buddhi" - 4:13
2. "Millard Mottker" - 6:48
3. "Portrait of Benny" - 4:01
4. "Strangest Kiss" - 5:03
5. "Susanna" - 4:47
6. "Carolina Moon" (John Pennington) - 6:31
7. "Kenny G." - 6:21
8. "I Need You Now" - 4:38
9. "For Free" - 6:33
10. "Moon of Manakoora" (Alfred Newman, Frank Loesser) - 4:03

Personnel

• Hal Russell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, musette, vibraphone, drums, bass marimba, congas, gongs, bells, percussion, voice

References