Andrew Hill - 1976 - Nefertiti

Andrew Hill 

1976 

Nefertiti

01. Blue Black 14:07

02. Relativity 5:25

03. Nefertiti 8:04

04. Hattie 3:45

05. Mudflower 7:28

06. Unnatural Man 3:16

Bass – Richard Davis

Drums – Roger Blank

Piano – Andrew Hill

Recorded January 25, 1976, at Vanguard Studios N.Y.C

Originally recorded for the Japanese East Wind label and only made available domestically on a 1979 Inner City LP, this trio outing by pianist Andrew Hill also features bassist Richard Davis and drummer Roger Blank. Hill performs six of his unpredictable originals ("Nefertiti" is his tune, not the more famous composition by Wayne Shorter) and, although the music seems slightly more conservative than usual for a Hill set, the music is consistently stimulating; too bad it's so difficult to locate.

Andrew Hill's runs always drift far away from the key / melody, so a trio suits him best. There's no other wind or horn soloists to offer another perspective on these tunes; you're lost in his creativity. The real highlight is the first track, "Blue Black", it's almost a more quintessentially "Andrew Hill track" than most of the stuff in his mid-sixties ouevre.