Shades (Andrew Hill album)

Shades
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	1987
Recorded	July 3–4, 1986
Studio	Barigozzi Studio, Milano
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:21
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Hill chronology
Faces of Hope (1980) Shades (1987) Verona Rag (1986)

Shades is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1988. ^[1] The album features six of Hill's original compositions, four performed by a quartet and two by a trio.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow wrote: "Stimulating and unusual music that is difficult to classify as anything but 'modern jazz'". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Monk's Glimpse" - 4:36
2. "Tripping" (aka "Naked Spirit") - 6:31
3. "Chilly Mac" - 5:29
4. "Ball Square" - 5:34
5. "Domani" - 7:28
6. "La Verne" - 13:43

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy on July 3 & 4, 1986

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5–6)
• Rufus Reid - bass
• Ben Riley - drums

References

1. Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 704. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.