Andrew Hill

 

Artist:  Andrew Hill 
Born:  June 30, 1931. Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died:  April 20, 2007 (Aged 75).  Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz. Avant-Garde Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Modal Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer
Instruments:  Piano, Celeste, Harpsichord

Andrew Hill was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer from Chicago, Illinois.  He played with Miles Davis and Charlie Parker in Midwest and he moved to New York in 1961 to work with singer Dinah Washington.  His status remained largely inside knowledge in the Jazz World for most of his career.

Title:  Point Of Departure (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz. Avant-Garde Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Modal Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Refuge (12:16)

 2.  New Monastery (7:05)

Side B:

 1.  Spectrum (9:47)

 2.  Flight 19 (4:18)

 3.  Dedication (6:45)

Personnel:

Andrew Hill:  Piano

Kenny Dorham:  Trumpet

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone on A1, A2, B1, Bass Clarinet on B1-3, Flute on B1

Joe Henderson:  Tenor Saxophone on All Tracks, Flute on B1

Richard Davis:  Double Bass

Tony Williams:  Drums

Point Of Departure is a studio album by Andrew Hill, originally released on April, 1965 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on November 18, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  Audiophile Vinyl 180 Gram.