Lift Every Voice | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1970 [1] | |||
Recorded | May 16, 1969; March 6 & 13, 1970 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:40original LP 70:15 CD reissue | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84330 | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
Andrew Hill chronology | ||||
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Lift Every Voice is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label in 1970. [2] The original album features Hill with a large choir performing five original compositions and the 2001 CD reissue added six additional compositions recorded in 1970 as bonus tracks.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "remarkably advanced fusion of voices and jazz quintet". [3]
All compositions by Andrew Hill
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
Recorded on May 16, 1969 (tracks 1–5), March 6, 1970 (tracks 6–8) and March 13, 1970 (tracks 9–11).
Original LP (1–5):
Bonus tracks, 1970 recording (6–11):
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