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Released
  
October 21, 2003

Passing Ships (1969)
  
One for One (1965-70)

Release date
  
21 October 2003

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
45:38

Artist
  
Andrew Hill

Producer
  
Francis Wolff

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
November 7 and 14, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Andrew Hill albums, Jazz albums

Andrew hill passing ships 1969 full album


Passing Ships is the thirteenth album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2003. The album features Hill with a large horn section performing seven original compositions.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The music here is ambitious. Hill's scoring for one reed, two trumpets, and low brass is remarkable for the time".

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill
  1. "Sideways" - 4:09
  2. "Passing Ships" - 7:08
  3. "Plantation Bag" - 8:32
  4. "Noon Tide" -9:49
  5. "The Brown Queen" - 6:22
  6. "Cascade" - 6:27
  7. "Yesterday's Tomorrow" - 5:11

Recorded on November 7 (tracks 2, 5 & 6) and November 14 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7), 1969.

Personnel

  • Andrew Hill - piano
  • Dizzy Reece - trumpet solo on tracks 1, 3, 4, Woody Shaw - trumpet solo on tracks 2, 5-7
  • Joe Farrell - alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Howard Johnson - bass clarinet, tuba
  • Robert Northern - french horn
  • Julian Priester - trombone
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Lenny White - drums

    • Songs

    1Sideways4:09
    2Passing Ships7:07
    3Plantation Bag8:32

    References

    Passing Ships Wikipedia
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