Pax (album) explained

Pax
Type:Album
Artist:Andrew Hill
Cover:Pax (album).jpg
Released:June 6, 2006
Recorded:February 10, 1965
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:49:50
Label:Blue Note
Blue Note 58297
Producer:Alfred Lion
Chronology:Andrew Hill
Prev Title:Andrew!!!
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Compulsion!!!!!
Next Year:1966

Pax is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, featuring performances recorded in 1965 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1975 (as part of compilation album One for One).[1] The album features Hill with tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Joe Chambers performing six of his compositions, with one alternate take added to the 2006 CD release.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "this is a semi-rough and wonderfully rowdy Hill date that deserves serious aural exploration".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Eris" - 10:42
  2. "Pax" - 7:13
  3. "Calliope" - 10:10
  4. "Euterpe" - 7:18
  5. "Erato" - 4:01
  6. "Roots 'n' Herbs" - 3:42
  7. "Euterpe" [alternate take] - 6:44

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography
  2. Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r836803|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 1, 2010