‘Smoke Stack’ is not the easiest of listens but is indicative of the pianist’s musical persona. All seven tracks were composed by Andrew Hill. ‘30 Pier Avenue’, the address of the famous Lighthouse concert venue in Hermosa Beach, California, is the album’s longest piece at seven minutes. This Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. It is only on the lovely ‘Verne’, a ballad, does the album abandon its high-octane level. On his second Blue Note album Smoke Stack (1966), pianist and composer Andrew Hill used an unusual line-up of two bassists (Richard Davis and Eddie Khan). ‘Ode To Von’ is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman and ‘Not So’ sustains the intensity of Hill’s playing. On ‘Wailing Wall’, one of the bassists (probably Davis) uses a bow for melodic effect. Andrew Hill - Black Fire LP (Tone Poet Series) 38.98. 2020 reissue - Trimming away some of the overt Afro-Cuban rhythms that distinguished Black Fire, Andrew Hill turned in a dense, cerebral set of adventurous. Andrew Hill - Smoke Stack LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) 27.98. ‘The Day After’ lowers the intensity level and is somewhat calming. Andrew Hill was a visionary jazz pianist & composer whose Blue Note career spanned his 1963 debut to his final album in 2006. It is an early indication of the harmonic discourse the album takes as Hill skirts with the avant-garde. The pianist was too aligned with mainstream harmony to be considered avant garde, too complex a writer to be considered free, too abstruse a player to be considered mainstream. The album starts in very intense style with ‘Smoke Shack’, the bassist counterpose one another, whilst Hill improvises intently. Emerging at the beginning of the '60s, Andrew Hill was always difficult to pigeonhole. It is an unusual album as the quartet has two bassists throughout: Richard Davis and Eddie Khan. It was his second recording date as leader following his debut ‘Black Fire’ three months earlier. Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.Pianist Andrew Hill recorded ‘Smoke Stack’ on 13th December 1963 it was released in 1966. They work really well together to produce a variety of textures by keeping a solid pulse as well as using a bow to great effect, especially. What makes this recording particularly intriguing is the double bass lineup of Richard Davis and Eddie Khan. 'Smoke Stack' is a wonderful recording by Andrew Hill.
Designer Reid Miles photographed Hill himself for the striking album cover design. On his second Blue Note album Smoke Stack, pianist and composer Andrew Hill used an unusual line-up of two bassists. Label:Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32097 2 9: Series:Blue Note Connoisseur Series: Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition. A Classic Andrew Hill Blue Note Recording. Blue Note founder Alfred Lion considered Hill to have as distinct and important a compositional voice as Thelonious Monk, and the seven Hill compositions that the quartet explore here contain all the. Produkt pochodzi z legalnej, oficjalnej dystrybucji i jest fabrycznie nowy. On his second Blue Note album Smoke Stack, pianist and composer Andrew Hill used an unusual line-up of two bassists (Richard Davis and Eddie Khan) along with the masterful Roy Haynes on drums. Blue Note founder Alfred Lion considered Hill to have as distinct and important a compositional voice as Thelonious Monk, and the seven Hill compositions that the quartet explore here contain all the rare beauty to be found in his music. Pyta winylowa artysty ANDREW HILL pod tytuem Smoke Stack. Description: On his second Blue Note album 'Smoke Stack', pianist and composer Andrew Hill used an unusual line-up of two bassists (Richard Davis and Eddie Khan) along with the masterful Roy Haynes on drums.
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