Shades (Andrew Hill album) explained

Shades
Type:	Album
Artist:	Andrew Hill
Cover:	Shades (Andrew Hill album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	July 3–4, 1986
Studio:	Barigozzi Studio, Milano
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:21
Label:	Soul Note
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	Andrew Hill
Prev Title:	Faces of Hope
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Verona Rag
Next Year:	1986

Shades is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1988.^[1] The album features six of Hill's original compositions, four performed by a quartet and two by a trio.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow wrote: "Stimulating and unusual music that is difficult to classify as anything but 'modern jazz'".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Monk's Glimpse" - 4:36
2. "Tripping" (aka "Naked Spirit") - 6:31
3. "Chilly Mac" - 5:29
4. "Ball Square" - 5:34
5. "Domani" - 7:28
6. "La Verne" - 13:43

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy on July 3 & 4, 1986

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
• Rufus Reid - bass
• Ben Riley - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r140733|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed October 1, 2010