Andrew Hill: Passing Ships 2LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ETJS-20 ” A fantastic and often

” A fantastic and often overlooked album

As Duke Ellington would have said

and it is a performance for the ages

All Apologies

Recorded - March 21 to November 1

Andrew Hill: Passing Ships 2LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ETJS-20 ” A fantastic and oftenBlue Note, 2003 Andrew Hill is one of the most distinctive pianists and composing talents in jazz. Yet this profoundly moving session recorded in 1969 sat unreleased until 2003 when it was finally issued on CD through the efforts of Blue Note archivist Michael Cuscuna. Hill penned all seven of Passing Ships compositions for an ensemble featuring Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, Joe Farrell on saxes, flute and bass