The Finnish/Swiss Tour

The Finnish/Swiss Tour
Live album by Hal Russell NRG Ensemble
Released	1991
Recorded	November 1990 at the Tampere Jazz Happening and the Internationales Jazz Festival Zürich
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:01
Label	ECM ECM 1455
Producer	Steve Lake
Hal Russell chronology
Hal on Earth (1989) The Finnish/Swiss Tour (1990) Albert's Lullaby (1991)

The Finnish/Swiss Tour is a live album by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell recorded in 1991 and released on the ECM label in 1992.^[1][2]

Reception

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".^[3] In JazzTimes Marc Masters wrote "the deliriously happy sound of The Finnish/Swiss Tour is equally worthy of reverent veneration and ecstatic celebration".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated

1. "Monica's Having a Baby" - 5:58
2. "Aila/35 Basic" - 7:17
3. "Temporarily" (Steve Hunt) - 9:38
4. "Raining Violets" (Brian Sandstrom) - 5:03
5. "For Mc" - 3:27
6. "Dance of the Spider People" (Mars Williams) - 4:22
7. "Ten Letters of Love" - 4:51
8. "Hal the Weenie" - 7:33
9. "Linda's Rock Vamp" - 4:04
10. "Mars Theme" (Russell, Mars Williams) - 9:48

Personnel

• Hal Russell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone, drums
• Mars Williams - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, didgeridoo
• Brian Sandstrom - bass, trumpet, guitar
• Kent Kessler - bass, bass guitar, didgeridoo
• Steve Hunt -- drums, vibraphone, didgeridoo

References

1. ECM discography accessed May 5, 2014
2. ECM catalogue accessed May 5, 2014
3. Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014
4. Masters, M., 50 LPs from 35 Years of JazzTimes Part III, JazTimes, September 2005