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Andrew Hill - Black Fire (1963) Genre: Jazz

BlueNote.com:

Alfred Lion called Andrew Hill his last great discovery and “Black Fire” was the pianist’s brilliant Blue Note debut. Despite the originality and complexity of Hill’s compositions, Joe Henderson, Richard Davis and Roy Haynes sound like they’ve been playing them for years. Added to the original LP are two alternate takes.

BlueNote reviewer:

“Black Fire” needs no introduction. As Andrew Hill’s virtual induction into the Blue Note pantheon of luminaries, it remains as thrilling now as any jazz recording of the 1960’s. It is a taut, vigorous affair, characterized by the pianist’s intelligent compositions and an air of fierce, inexorable creativity. Hill, who always sounded like some maniacal, acid-induced crossbreeding of Thelonious Monk and Erik Satie, sounds as urgent and forceful as on any of subsequent albums, his writing idiosyncratic and assured. The makeshift studio band does wonderful work here; Henderson’s blustery attack is the perfect foil for the leader’s swooning, luscious lines, and Davis and Haynes hold down the bottom end with remarkable poise. With Van Gelder’s remastering, Haynes in particular sounds like a whirlwind of rhythmic force, smothering the empty spaces with his staggered, polyrhythmic attack, hammering out the bottom end like a WWII-era carpet bombing. The band shows ample confidence in executing Hill’s often complicated arrangements, maintaining a series of concentric dialogues that are as jarring as they are telepathic. Hill has a knack for blurring the lines of convention, taking traditional forms and phrases and making them sound startlingly new. The title track, for example, is a full-bodied composition that turns the delicate monotony of swinging waltz-time bop into a surging, frenzied tour-de-force. It is indicative of this album as a whole, a legendary session as extraordinary and involving as anything that’s ever come down the grapevine.

BlueNote reviewer:

If you don't know Andrew Hill, start here. Hill is one of the most creative, intelligent, proficient jazz musician-composers of the 20th century. I'm not overstating it. He is so underappreciated, IMO, that having this album out of print for so long in the US (since the mid-90's) is nothing short of a travesty. And this record, Black Fire, is a tremendous example of his best work. He's got feel, groove, and innovation. You know immediately when you hear him that it's Andrew Hill playing--how many pianists can you say that about? Monk? Bud Powell? Hill is definitely in there. He's firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, but his music and performance is still something else entirely...it's nothing short of astounding. If it doesn't reach you immediately, please don't give up on it. It will eventually, and you'll never be able to shake it--it's that good. Worth the cost for "Land of Nod" alone, but the rest of it...it's one of my favorite Blue Notes, hands down, and perhaps Andrew Hill's most immediately accessible work!!!

Personnel:

ANDREW HILL, piano:

JOE HENDERSON, tenor sax;

RICHARD DAVIS, bass;

ROY HAYNES, drums

Tracks:

1 Pumpkin

2 Subterfuge

3 Black Fire

4 Cantarnos

5 Tired Trade

6 McNeil Island

7 Land Of Nod

8 Pumpkin (alternate take)

9 Black Fire (alternate take)

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