Released June 1970 Artist Andrew Hill | Release date 1970 | |
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Recorded May 16, 1969; March 6 & 13, 1970Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Length 32:40 original LP70:15 CD reissue Similar Andrew Hill albums, Jazz albums |
Lift Every Voice is the twelfth album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label in 1970. The original album features Hill with a large choir performing five original compositions and the 2001 CD reissue added six additional compositions recorded in 1970 as bonus tracks.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "remarkably advanced fusion of voices and jazz quintet".
Track listing
All compositions by Andrew Hill- "Hey Hey" - 7:55
- "Lift Every Voice" - 8:06
- "Two Lullabies" - 5:44
- "Love Chant" - 5:42
- "Ghetto Lights" - 5:13
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Blue Spark" - 5:57
- "A Tender Tale" - 6:58
- "Drew's Tune" - 6:22
- "Mother Mercy" - 5:16
- "Natural Spirit" - 7:25
- "Such It Is" - 5:37
Recorded on May 16, 1969 (tracks 1-5), March 6, 1970 (tracks 6-8) and March 13, 1970 (tracks 9-11).
Personnel
Original LP (1-5):
Bonus tracks, 1970 recording (6-11):
Songs
1Hey Hey7:56
2Lift Every Voice8:06
3Two Lullabies5:44
References
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA