Judgment!

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Judgment!
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Studio album by
Andrew Hill
ReleasedSeptember 1964 [1]
RecordedJanuary 8, 1964
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre Post bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz
Length42:57
Label Blue Note Records
BST 84159
Producer Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Smoke Stack
(1964)		Judgment!
(1964)		 Point of Departure
(1964)
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Judgment! is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded and released in 1964 on Blue Note Records. Accompanied by drummer Elvin Jones, bassist Richard Davis and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson - Hill weaves his music around complex harmonic structures. [4]

Contents

The pieces

The first track, "Siete Ocho", meaning "Seven Eight", is in 7/8. "Flea Flop" was named "for the first notes of the melody, which seemed to suggest a jumping flea. This is also dedicated to the hotels and motels that jazz sidemen are obliged to stay in all over the country." The composition "Yokada Yokada" was named after the song "Yakety Yak", referring to "senseless dialogue between people," whilst "Alfred" was dedicated to producer Alfred Lion because of his "natural understanding of jazz in general." The title track "Judgment" was inspired by a poem written by Hill's wife, Lavern. "Reconciliation" addresses "the adjustment every musician has to make to achieve unity and harmony with the rest of the group." [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Siete Ocho" - 8:58
  2. "Flea Flop" - 7:21
  3. "Yokada Yokada" - 5:17
  4. "Alfred" - 7:04
  5. "Judgment" - 6:53
  6. "Reconciliation" - 7:24
  7. "Yokada Yokada" [alternate take] - 5:12 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 3, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved January 8, 2025– via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Judgment!". AllMusic . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 701. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ Neil Tesser (1998). The Playboy Guide to Jazz. Bloomsbury. p. 170.
  5. ↑ Original liner notes by Leonard Feather


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