Point of Departure (Andrew Hill album)
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| Penguin Guide to Jazz | plus crown |
Point of Departure is an album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek calls the album "a stellar date, essential for any representative jazz collection, and a record that, in the 21st century, still points the way to the future for jazz".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gives the album a four-star rating plus a special "crown" accolade, and includes it as part of a selected "Core Collection."[2] "Dedication" was originally titled "Cadaver" and wants to "express a feeling of great loss". The sad aura of the piece was such that, after playing a section of said piece, Dorham teared up a bit.[3]
Point of Departure was reissued on CD by Blue Note in 1988 and again in 1999 when recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder remastered the album, adding alternate takes of "New Monastery", "Flight 19", and "Dedication".
Track listing
All compositions by Andrew Hill
- "Refuge" - 12:16
- "New Monastery" - 7:05
- "Spectrum" - 9:47
- "Flight 19" - 4:18
- "Dedication" - 6:45
- "New Monastery" [Alternate Take] - 6:13
- "Flight 19" [Alternate Take] - 3:49
- "Dedication" [Alternate Take] - 7:01
Tracks 6, 7, 8 not part of original album
Personnel
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Andrew Hill - piano
- Richard Davis - bass
- Tony Williams - drums
References
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Point of Departure - Andrew Hill | AllMusic at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 702. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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