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Released
  
2002

Length
  
61:28

Artist
  
Andrew Hill

Label
  
Palmetto Records

Recorded
  
January 24–26, 2002

Producer
  
Matt Balitsaris

Release date
  
2002

Genre
  
Jazz

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A Beautiful Day is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 2002 at Birdland in New York City and released on the Palmetto label.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars and stated "this remarkable live album... boasts a large ensemble, billed at Birdland and previous gigs as the Andrew Hill Sextet + 11. Despite a large regiment of horns, Hill's reflective piano figures prominently... With its wide array of available textures and juxtapositions, the big band proves an ideal vehicle for Hill's powerful, unclassifiable music".

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill.

  1. "Divine Revelation" – 8:19
  2. "Faded Beauty" – 11:28
  3. "Bellezza" – 8:43
  4. "5 Mo" – 6:42
  5. "New Pinnochio" – 7:36
  6. "J Di" – 5:50
  7. "A Beautiful Day" – 11:44
  8. "11/8" – 1:06
  • Recorded at Birdland, New York City on January 24–26, 2002

    • Personnel

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • John Savage – flute (tracks 2 & 4), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8)
  • Marty Ehrlich – clarinet (track 4), bass clarinet (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8)
  • Aaron Stewart, Greg Tardy – tenor saxophone
  • J. D. Parran – baritone saxophone
  • Dave Ballou, Laurie Frink, Ron Horton (tracks 1-6), Bruce Staalens – trumpet
  • Mike Fahn, Joe Fielder, Charlie Gordon – trombone
  • Jose D'avila – tuba
  • Scott Colley – bass
  • Nasheet Waits – drums

    • Songs

    1Divine Revelation8:19
    2Faded Beauty11:29
    3Bellezza8:44

    References

    A Beautiful Day Wikipedia
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