Invitation (Andrew Hill album) explained

Invitation
Type:	Album
Artist:	Andrew Hill
Cover:	Invitation (Andrew Hill album).jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	October 17, 1974
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	57:56
Label:	SteepleChase
Chronology:	Andrew Hill
Prev Title:	One for One
Prev Year:	1965-70
Next Title:	Spiral
Next Year:	1974-75

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.

Reception

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

• Andrew Hill – piano
• Chris White – bass
• Art Lewis – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography
2. Dryden, K. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r140727|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 4, 2010