| Shades | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | July 3–4, 1986 | |||
| Studio | Barigozzi Studio, Milano | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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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.
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
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