''Naked Colours'' is a
live album
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by American avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist
Hal Russell
Hal Russell (born Harold Russell Luttenbacher, August 28, 1926 – September 5, 1992) was an American free jazz composer, band leader and multi-instrumentalist who performed mainly on saxophone and drums but occasionally on trumpet or vibrapho ...
and pianist
Joel Futterman
Joel Futterman (born April 30, 1946 in Chicago) is an American jazz pianist and soprano saxophonist.
A native of Chicago, Joel Futterman was influenced both musically and philosophically by Gene Shaw, with whom he worked with and studied for a ...
recorded in 1991 and released on the
Silkheart label in 1994.
[Silkheart discography](_blank)
accessed May 5, 2014
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a mighty date with plenty for free jazz fans to celebrate".
[Allmusic Review](_blank)
accessed May 5, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by Joel Futterman''
# "Part 1: 278,000 Shades" - 19:31
# "Part 2: Solid Colours" - 21:56
# "Part 3: Naked Colours" - 23:43
Personnel
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Hal Russell
Hal Russell (born Harold Russell Luttenbacher, August 28, 1926 – September 5, 1992) was an American free jazz composer, band leader and multi-instrumentalist who performed mainly on saxophone and drums but occasionally on trumpet or vibrapho ...
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tenor saxophone
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soprano saxophone
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,
trumpet
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Joel Futterman
Joel Futterman (born April 30, 1946 in Chicago) is an American jazz pianist and soprano saxophonist.
A native of Chicago, Joel Futterman was influenced both musically and philosophically by Gene Shaw, with whom he worked with and studied for a ...
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piano
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*Jay Oliver -
bass
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*Robert Adkins -
drums
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References
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Silkheart Records live albums
Joel Futterman live albums
Hal Russell live albums
1994 live albums