Smoke Stack (album) explained

Smoke Stack
Type:	studio
Artist:	Andrew Hill
Cover:	Smokestack_album.jpg
Released:	Early August 1966^[1]
Recorded:	December 13, 1963
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Post bop Avant-garde jazz
Length:	39:40 (LP) 60:45 (CD)
Label:	Blue Note Records
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Prev Title:	Black Fire
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Judgment!
Next Year:	1964

Smoke Stack is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1963 and released in 1966 on Blue Note Records. It was his second recording as leader on the label.^[2] "Ode to Von" is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman, whilst "Verne" is dedicated to Hill's first wife, Laverne Gillette.^[3] 30 Pier Ave. is the address of The Lighthouse, a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, CA. The album is notable for the participation of acoustic bassists Richard Davis and Eddie Khan, who play simultaneously throughout. Drummer Roy Haynes returns from Hill’s previous sessions.

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Smoke Stack" - 5:00
2. "The Day After" - 5:07
3. "Wailing Wail" - 5:46
4. "Ode to Von" - 4:29
5. "Not So" - 6:24
6. "Verne" - 5:48
7. "30 Pier Avenue" - 7:06

Bonus tracks on CD:

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Richard Davis - bass
• Eddie Khan - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=AhEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=andrew+hill+Smoke&pg=PA69 Billboard Aug 13, 1966
2. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r140734|pure_url=yes}} Smokestack Review]. Allmusic.
3. Original liner notes