The Finnish/Swiss Tour

The Finnish/Swiss Tour
Live album by Hal Russell NRG Ensemble
Released	October 1, 1991 (1991-10-01)
Recorded	November 1990 at the Tampere Jazz Happening and the Internationales Jazz Festival, Zürich
Genre	Free improvisation, Free Jazz
Length	1:02:01
Label	ECM ECM 1455
Producer	Steve Lake
Hal Russell NRG Ensemble chronology
Hal on Earth (1989) The Finnish/Swiss Tour (1991) 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.

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

ECM – ECM 1455

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Monica's Having a Baby"	Hal Russell	5:58
2.	"Aila/35 Basic"	Hal Russell	7:17
3.	"Temporarily"	Steve Hunt	9:38
4.	"Raining Violets"	Brian Sandstrom	5:03
5.	"For Mc"	Hal Russell	3:27
6.	"Dance of the Spider People"	Mars Williams	4:22
7.	"Ten Letters of Love"	Hal Russell	4:51
8.	"Hal the Weenie"	Hal Russell	7:33
9.	"Linda's Rock Vamp"	Hal Russell	4:04
10.	"Mars Theme"	Hal Russell & Mars Williams	9:48
Total length:			1:02:01

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