Andrew Hill - The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66) [7CD, 1995]

 Andrew Hill was one of the greatest pianists of the '60s, but he never quite received his due. Hill was a skillful, cerebral musician that consciously positioned his music between hard bop and free. He was at his peak in the mid-'60s, as his playing and composing continued to explore new territory. All of his seminal recordings for Blue Note between 1963 and 1966 are collected on the limited-edition, seven-disc box set The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66). During those three years, he recorded with an astonishing array of talents, including Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Richard Davis, Joe Chambers, John Gilmore, and Kenny Dorham. The box features 15 alternate takes, including ten previously unreleased cuts and a composition that has never been released. The sheer scope of the set means that it's only of interest to serious jazz collectors, but it proves that Hill was one of the most adventurous and rewarding pianists of the '60s. 


  • Kenny Dorham, Freddie Hubbard tp
  • Eric Doplphy as, bcl, fl
  • Joe Henderson, John Gilmore, Sam Rivers ts
  • Bobby Hutcherson vbs
  • Andrew Hill p
  • Richard Davis, Eddie Khan, Cecil McBee, Walter Booker b
  • Roy Haynes, Elvin jones, Tony Williams, Joe Chambers, J.C.Moses dr
  • Nadi Qamar african drums, african thumb piano
  • Renaud Simmons cgs, per 


CD1

01. Land of Nod (5:48)
02. Black Fire [alternate take] (5:47)
03. Cantarnos (5:43)
04. McNeil Island (2:59)
05. Tired Trade (5:52)
06. Pumpkin (5:25)
07. Pumpkin [alternate take] (5:19)
08. Subterfuge (8:05)
09. Black Fire (6:58)
10. Smokestack [alternate take] (4:22)
11. Smokestack (4:59)

CD2

01. Wailing Wall (5:47)
02. Ode to Von (4:30)
03. Ode to Von [alternate take] (5:31)
04. The Day After (5:09)
05. The Day After [alternate take] (4:50)
06. Verne (5:49)
07. Not So [alternate take] (6:31)
08. Not So (6:26)
09. 30 Pier Avenue (7:09)
10. Judgment (6:55)

CD3

01. Flea Flop (7:24)
02. Siete Ocho (9:00)
03. Alfred (7:07)
04. Yokada, Yokada [alternate take] (5:15)
05. Yokada, Yokada (5:21)
06. Reconciliation (7:26)
07. Refuge (12:17)
08. Dedication [alternate take] (7:00)

CD4

01. Dedication (6:43)
02. New Monastery (7:04)
03. New Monastery [alternate take] (6:13)
04. Flight 19 [alternate take] (3:49)
05. Flight 19 (4:13)
06. Spectrum (9:48)
07. Black Monday (8:55)
08. Symmetry (7:08)
09. Symmetry [alternate take] (6:30)

CD5

01. The Griots (6:03)
02. The Griots [alternate take] (5:07)
03. Duplicity (6:11)
04. Le Serpent Qui Danse (6:56)
05. No Doubt (4:23)
06. Euterpe (7:19)
07. Euterpe [alternate take] (6:45)
08. Calliope (10:11)
09. Pax (7:16)

CD6

01. Eris (10:43)
02. Erato (4:03)
03. Roots 'N Herbs (3:43)
04. Compulsion (14:17)
05. Limbo (10:19)
06. Legacy (5:53)
07. Premonition (10:31)

CD7

01. Violence (11:08)
02. Violence [alternate take] (7:05)
03. Hope (7:19)
04. Illusion (5:56)
05. Pain (3:55)
06. Desire (6:35)
07. Desire [alternate take] (8:34)
08. Lust (5:17)




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