Length 43:45 Artist Andrew Hill Label 1201 MUSIC | Release date 1975 | |
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Recorded December 20, 1974 and January 20, 1975 Similar Point of Departure, Passing Ships, Faces of Hope, Black Fire, From California with Love |
Spiral is the fifteenth album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in late 1974 and early 1975 and released on the Freedom label. The album features six of Hill's original compositions and one interpretation of a jazz standard performed by a quartet and quintet. The cover incorrectly identifies the album as being recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival when it actually contains studio recordings.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Although the music overall does not reach the heights of the pianist's earlier work for Blue Note (or his later sessions), there are enough surprising moments and thought-provoking solos to make this a release worth picking up by open-eared listeners".
Track listing
All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated- "Tomorrow" – 3:30
- "Laverne" – 6:00
- "The Message" – 6:00
- "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 7:18
- "Today" – 4:42
- "Spiral" – 9:00
- "Quiet Dawn" – 7:15
Personnel
Songs
1Tomorrow
2Laverne
3The Message