Invitation (Andrew Hill album)

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Invitation
Invitation (Andrew Hill album).jpg
Studio album by
Andrew Hill
Released1974
RecordedOctober 17, 1974
GenreJazz
Length57:56
LabelSteepleChase
Andrew Hill chronology
One for One
(1965-70) 		Invitation
(1974) 		Spiral
(1974-75)

Invitation is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1] The album features five of Hill's original compositions and one jazz standard performed by a trio. The CD added one alternate take as a bonus track.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Such fascinating music will be of great interest to fans of Andrew Hill".[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Catfish" – 6:31
  2. "Lost No More" – 5:23
  3. "Morning Flower" – 12:19
  4. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 8:40
  5. "Laverne" – 7:33
  6. "Little John" – 6:51
  7. "Catfish" [alternate take] - 10:39 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York on October 17, 1974

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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