| A Beautiful Day | ||||
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | January 24–26, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:28 | |||
| Label | Palmetto | |||
| Producer | Matt Balitsaris | |||
| Andrew Hill chronology | ||||
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A Beautiful Day is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 2002 at Birdland in New York City and released on the Palmetto label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars and stated "this remarkable live album... boasts a large ensemble, billed at Birdland and previous gigs as the Andrew Hill Sextet + 11. Despite a large regiment of horns, Hill's reflective piano figures prominently... With its wide array of available textures and juxtapositions, the big band proves an ideal vehicle for Hill's powerful, unclassifiable music". [2]
All compositions by Andrew Hill.
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