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FACES OF HOPE
ANDREW HILL, solo piano
Milan, Italy, June 13 & 14, 1980

STRANGE SERENADE
ANDREW HILL, piano
ALAN SILVA, bass
FREDDIE WAITS, percussion
Milan, Italy, June 13 & 14, 1980.

VERONA RAG
ANDREW HILL, solo piano
Milan, Italy, July 5, 1986

SHADES
CLIFFORD JORDAN, tenor sax
ANDREW HILL, piano
RUFUS REID, bass
BEN RILEY, drums
Milan, Italy, July 3 & 4, 1986

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Editor's info:
THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE is a monographic box-set collection aimed at recounting the most beautiful chapters that revolutionised the history of jazz. A deep philological work, beginning with the original recordings on original master tapes, patiently integrally remastered paying strict attention to sound quality.
Four different albums, each in tiny sleeves with their original artwork! First up is Faces Of Hope – later solo work from Andrew Hill – an Italian session with four long tracks, and a fair bit of sensitive tones throughout! The record definitely has some of Hill's tentative qualities of the period – playing that almost makes you feel like he's rediscovering the keyboard of the piano with each new track – but there's also a subtle sort of warmth as well, especially at points when Andrew relaxes into an area he's been hovering around for a few measures – relaxing just a bit, and relishing the sound.
Strange Serenade is a brooding little album from pianist Andrew Hill – played with an excellent trio that includes Alan Silva on bass and Freddie Waits on drums and percussion! Hill's angular lines on piano really direct the action of the set – often moving with a tentative quality that's pretty great – never too introspective to lose their edge, but always looking inward in search of the next step in sound – in ways that are a delight to hear Silva and Waits follow along.
Verona Rag features more solo piano from Andrew Hill – done in that long-flowing mature style that he pulled out in later years – an approach that could be as warm as it was constantly creative!
On Shades, Andrew Hill works mostly in a trio – a great group with Ruf.......
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