| From California with Love | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | October 12, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:42 | |||
| Label | Artists House | |||
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From California with Love is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1978 and released on the Artists House label. [1] The album features two of Hill's original compositions.
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that Hill "is a free player, but one with a gentle disposition, and here he builds two side-long solos ... on ideas more than energy." [3]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The creative pianist is heard on two sidelong solo improvisations on this excellent LP, building his solos from fairly simple themes into works of great complexity and individuality". [2]
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