A Beautiful Day
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| A Beautiful Day | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | January 24–26, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:28 | |||
| Label | Palmetto | |||
| Producer | Matt Balitsaris | |||
| Andrew Hill chronology | ||||
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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.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Andrew Hill.
- "Divine Revelation" – 8:19
- "Faded Beauty" – 11:28
- "Bellezza" – 8:43
- "5 Mo" – 6:42
- "New Pinnochio" – 7:36
- "J Di" – 5:50
- "A Beautiful Day" – 11:44
- "11/8" – 1:06
- Recorded at Birdland, New York City on January 24–26, 2002
Personnel[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
- ^ a b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.