One for One (Andrew Hill album) explained

One for One
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	Andrew Hill
Cover:	One for One.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	February 10, 1965 (#7–11) August 1, 1969 (#4–6) January 16, 1970 (#1–2) January 23, 1970 (#3)
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	80:02
Label:	Blue Note BN-LA459-H2
Producer:	Francis Wolff (#1–6) Alfred Lion (#7–11)
Chronology:	Andrew Hill
Prev Title:	Passing Ships
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Invitation
Next Year:	1974

One for One is a compilation album of previously unissued studio tracks by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, featuring performances recorded in 1965, 1969 and 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1975 as a double LP.^[1] It features eleven of Hill's compositions: tracks 7–11 would later be released on The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963–66) in 1995 (and in 2006 as Pax); tracks 1–6 would be featured on only in 2005.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Andrew Hill's music and piano playing, which is not easily classified (the term "avant-garde" does not do him justice), not too surprisingly never caught on with a wider audience, although it still sounds quite fresh and unpredictable today... and they certainly challenge these major players — no coasting allowed".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "One for One" [a.k.a. "Ocho Rios"] – 10:29
2. "Diddy Wah" – 6:50
3. "Without Malice" [a.k.a. "Cascade"] – 4:52
4. "Poinsettia" – 6:24
5. "Illusion" – 7:00
6. "Fragments" – 5:03
7. "Euterpe" – 7:18
8. "Erato" – 4:01
9. "Pax" – 7:13
10. "Eris" – 10:42
11. "Calliope" – 10:10

Personnel

• Andrew Hill – piano
• Bennie Maupin – flute (track 1 & 4), tenor saxophone (tracks 5 & 6)
• Pat Patrick – flute (track 1), alto clarinet (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
• Charles Tolliver – trumpet (tracks 1–3)
• Freddie Hubbard – cornet (tracks 7 & 9–11)
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (tracks 7 & 9–11)
• Ron Carter (tracks 1–6), Richard Davis (tracks 7–11) – bass
• Joe Chambers (tracks 7–11), Paul Motian (tracks 1 & 2), Mickey Roker (tracks 4–6), Ben Riley (track 3) – drums
• Sanford Allen – violin (tracks 4–6)
• Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke – viola (tracks 4–6)
• Kermit Moore – cello (tracks 4–6)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r140731|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 4, 2010