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Hal's Bells
Studio album by Hal Russell
Released	1992
Recorded	May 1992
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
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)

Hal's Bells is a solo album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer Hal Russell recorded in May 1992 and released on ECM later that year.

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."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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

1. ECM discography accessed May 5, 2014
2. ECM catalogue accessed May 5, 2014
3. ^ Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014

• ECM Records albums
• Hal Russell albums
• 1992 albums