Blue Black (album)

Blue Black
Blue Black
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	1975
Recorded	February 26, 1975
Studio	C.I. Recording Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:02
Label	East Wind
Producer	Kiyoski Itoh
Andrew Hill chronology

Blue Black is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1975 and released on the Japanese East Wind label.^[1] The album features five of Hill's original compositions performed by a quartet.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This 1975 session consists of five challenging originals".^[2] Jon Kelman, reviewer for the website All About Jazz, notes that "Hill's playing continues to be filled with the idiosyncrasies, quirky and disjointed but at the same time surprisingly supple. Even on the more relaxed 'Mist Flower,' with Vass' flute creating a softer ambience, Hill finds ways to infiltrate the relative calm with vividly blocky chords and strong phrases that seem to stretch and compress time."^[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Andrew Hill.

"Golden Spook" - 10:33
"Mist Flower" - 7:28
"Remnants" - 5:58
"Blue Black" - 7:18
"One For" - 5:45

Personnel[]

Andrew Hill - piano
- flute (track 2), soprano saxophone (tracks 4 & 5), alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
Chris White - bass
Leroy Williams - drums

References[]

^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Kelman, John (2 November 2005). "Andrew Hill: Blue Black (2005)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

[Andrew_Hill_discography-1] Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Kelman, John (2 November 2005). "Andrew Hill: Blue Black (2005)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

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