ANDREW! finds the avant-garde composer and pianist Andrew Hill following up his landmark 1964 LP, POINT OF DEPARTURE, with a more flowing quintet session, featuring the estimable vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and Sun Ra tenor saxophonist John Gilmore (in a rare appearance outside of the Arkestra). This is the Blue Note sound of the '60s at its best, cutting edge yet beautifully produced with room enough for full, exploratory improvisations by all concerned. Hutcherson in particular provides a warm, fluent foil to Hill's more abstract conceptions, and Gilmore's bright tone and energetically structured solos bring even more fire to the mix. Andrew Hill remained somewhat underrated throughout his career, but few musicians of the time possessed his special intellectual integrity, the mark of a true composer. ANDREW! captures him in a peak period.
Tracks
01. The Groits
01. The Groits
02. Black Monday
03. Duplicity
04. Le Serpent Qui Danse
05. No Doubt
06. Symmetry
ANDREW HILL piano
BOBBY HUTCHERSON vibraphone
RICHARD DAVIS bass
JOHN GILMORE tenor saxophone
JOE CHAMBERS drums
BOBBY HUTCHERSON vibraphone
RICHARD DAVIS bass
JOHN GILMORE tenor saxophone
JOE CHAMBERS drums
Music composed by Andrew Hill
Recorded on June 25, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Blue Note 0946 3 11438 2 3, originally issued as Blue Note BST 84203
Recorded on June 25, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Blue Note 0946 3 11438 2 3, originally issued as Blue Note BST 84203