Verona Rag

Verona Rag
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	1987
Recorded	July 5, 1986
Studio	Jingle Machine Studios, Milan
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:59
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Hill chronology
Shades (1986) Verona Rag (1987) Eternal Spirit (1989)

Verona Rag is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987. ^[1] The solo album features three of Hill's original compositions and two jazz standards.

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Hill, a true individualist, embodies the best in creative jazz". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated

1. "Retrospect" - 14:25
2. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:14
3. "Verona Rag" - 16:33
4. "Tinkering" - 4:22
5. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 6:25

• Recorded at Jingle Machine Studios, Milan, Italy on July 5, 1986

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano

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.