Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill album)
Appearance
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Released | June 1970[1] | |||
Recorded | May 16, 1969; March 6 & 13, 1970 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:40 original LP 70:15 CD reissue | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84330 | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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Lift Every Voice is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label in 1970.[2] The original album features Hill with a large choir performing five original compositions and the 2001 CD reissue added six additional compositions recorded in 1970 as bonus tracks.
Reception
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The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "remarkably advanced fusion of voices and jazz quintet".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Andrew Hill
- "Hey Hey" - 7:55
- "Lift Every Voice" - 8:06
- "Two Lullabies" - 5:44
- "Love Chant" - 5:42
- "Ghetto Lights" - 5:13
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Blue Spark" - 5:57
- "A Tender Tale" - 6:58
- "Drew's Tune" - 6:22
- "Mother Mercy" - 5:16
- "Natural Spirit" - 7:25
- "Such It Is" - 5:37
Recorded on May 16, 1969 (tracks 1-5), March 6, 1970 (tracks 6-8) and March 13, 1970 (tracks 9-11).
Personnel
[edit]Original LP (1-5):
- Andrew Hill - piano
- Woody Shaw - trumpet
- Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone
- Richard Davis - bass
- Freddie Waits - drums
- Joan Johnson, LaReine LaMar, Gail Nelson, Antenett Goodman Ray - vocals
- Lawrence Marshall - vocals, conductor
Bonus tracks, 1970 recording (6-11):
- Andrew Hill - piano
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Bennie Maupin - alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Ron Carter - bass
- Ben Riley - drums
- Benjamin Franklin Carter, Milt Grayson, Hugh Harnell, Ron Steward, Lillian Williams - vocals
- Lawrence Marshall - vocals, conductor
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard June 6, 1970
- ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed September 30, 2010
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 05, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.