Generation (Hal Russell album)
Generation is an album by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble with Charles Tyler recorded in 1982 and originally released on the Nessa label.[1] It was reissued in 2014 with two bonus tracks previously unreleased from an early audition recording made when the band was a pre-Sandstrom quartet.[2]
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | September 9, 1982 Solid Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:27 | |||
| Label | Nessa N 25 | |||
| Producer | Chuck Nessa | |||
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Reception
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The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "As on any NRG Ensemble recording, there are no dull moments, but this one is supplanted by the joy, wisdom, and immaculate sense of the unknown that Charles Tyler brought to the date".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Hal Russell except as indicated
- "Sinus Up" (Brian Sandstrom) - 3:47
- "Poodle Cut" (Steve Hunt) - 12:50
- "Sponge" - 10:42
- "Tatwas" - 3:20
- "Cascade" - 19:07
- "Generation" (Curt Bley) - 3:41
Bonus tracks (2014 CD reissue)
- "This Fence ia a Loving Machine" - 4:26
- "Uncontrollable Rages" - 13:55
- Recorded January 10, 1981
Personnel
- Hal Russell - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, cornet, drums
- Charles Tyler - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 2-5)
- Chuck Burdelik - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
- Brian Sandstrom - trumpet, electric guitar, bass
- Curt Bley - bass, electric bass
- Steve Hunt - drums, vibraphone
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gollark: People complaining about it doesn't mean it's true either, I doubt they actually *measured* it.
gollark: They may also not have been very good ideas in the time when they "evolved", and just stuck around through luck or being tied to better ones.
gollark: Also, things being a good idea in very different societies of the past doesn't make them sensible in the different environments of today. They *might* be, but it isn't guaranteed.
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References
- Nessa Records discography, accessed May 6, 2014
- Generation at Nessa Records
- Allmusic Review accessed May 6, 2014
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