Nefertiti (Andrew Hill album)

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Nefertiti
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Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 25, 1976
StudioVanguard Studios, New York City
Genre Free jazz
Length42:29
Label East Wind
EW 8032
Producer David Baker
Andrew Hill chronology
Live at Montreux
(1975)
Nefertiti
(1976)
From California with Love
(1978)

Nefertiti is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1976 and originally released on the Japanese East Wind label. [1] The album features six of Hill's original compositions performed by a trio.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "although the music seems slightly more conservative than usual for a Hill set, the music is consistently stimulating". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill
  1. "Blue Black" - 14:10
  2. "Relativity" - 5:29
  3. "Nefertiti" - 8:08
  4. "Hattie" - 3:47
  5. "Mudflower" - 7:32
  6. "Unnatural Man" - 3:23

Personnel

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References

  1. Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.