Verona Rag Explained

Verona Rag
Type:	Album
Artist:	Andrew Hill
Cover:	Verona Rag.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	July 5, 1986
Studio:	Jingle Machine Studios, Milan
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	47:59
Label:	Soul Note
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	Andrew Hill
Prev Title:	Shades
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Eternal Spirit
Next Year:	1989

Verona Rag is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987.^[1] The solo album features three of Hill's original compositions and two jazz standards.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Hill, a true individualist, embodies the best in creative jazz".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated

1. "Retrospect" - 14:25
2. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:14
3. "Verona Rag" - 16:33
4. "Tinkering" - 4:22
5. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 6:25

• Recorded at Jingle Machine Studios, Milan, Italy on July 5, 1986

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r162329|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed October 1, 2010