Editing Hal Russell (section)

{{short description|American jazz composer, band leader and musician}}

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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name                = Hal Russell 
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| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name          = Harold Russell Luttenbacher 
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| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1926|8|28}} 
| birth_place         = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], United States
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1992|9|5|1926|8|28}}
| death_place         = [[La Grange, Illinois]], United States
| instrument          = Drums, [[vibraphone|vibes]], [[tenor sax]], [[soprano sax]], trumpet
| genre               = [[Jazz]]<br>[[Free jazz]]<br>[[Avant-garde jazz]]
| occupation          = Musician 
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| label               = [[Nessa Records]], [[ECM Records]], [[Silkheart Records]]
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'''Hal Russell'''  (born '''Harold Russell Luttenbacher''', August 28, 1926<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2168}}</ref> – September 5, 1992)<ref name="obituary"/> was an American [[free jazz]] composer, band leader and [[multi-instrumentalist]] who performed mainly on saxophone and drums but occasionally on trumpet or [[vibraphone]].<ref name="Donald's">Clarke, D., [http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2987 Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Hal Russell], Donaldclarkemusicbox.com, accessed May 6, 2014</ref> Russell's fiery music was marked by significant humor, not unlike much of Dutch drummer [[Han Bennink]]'s output. His music was so accessible that ''People'' magazine hailed ''The Finnish Swiss Tour'' on ECM as one of its top 5 albums of the year. Russell set the table for the free improv and free jazz scene which exploded later in the 1990s in Chicago.