Albert's Lullaby

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
(1991-92)		 Naked Colours
(1991)

Albert's Lullaby is an album by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell recorded in 1991 and 1992 and released posthumously on the Southport label in 2000.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
All About Jazz[3]
Jazz Review[4]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nas states, "Russell's staunch individualism in creative improvised music was far too infrequently documented, so for fans this will prove an invaluable piece of the big puzzle".[2] Harvey Pekar on JazzTimes observed "Russell appears on trumpet, and tenor and soprano sax. Ayler had a big impact on his work, which is uninhibited, passionate and irreverently humorous".[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

References

  1. ↑ Southport Label website, accessed May 6, 2014
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2014
  3. 1 2 Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, June 1, 2000
  4. 1 2 Prosser, L., Jazz Review, March 28, 2000
  5. ↑ Pekar, H., JazzTimes Review, November 2000
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