Invitation (Andrew Hill album)

Invitation is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1] The album features five of Hill's original compositions and one jazz standard performed by Hill in a trio with bassist Christopher White and drummer Art Lewis. The CD added an alternate take as a bonus track.

Invitation
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedOctober 17, 1974
GenreJazz
Length57:56
LabelSteepleChase
Andrew Hill chronology
One for One
(1965-70)
Invitation
(1976)
Spiral
(1974-75)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Such fascinating music will be of great interest to fans of Andrew Hill".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Catfish" – 6:31
  2. "Lost No More" – 5:23
  3. "Morning Flower" – 12:19
  4. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 8:40
  5. "Laverne" – 7:33
  6. "Little John" – 6:51
  7. "Catfish" [alternate take] - 10:39 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York on October 17, 1974

Personnel

References

  1. Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
  2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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