Strange Serenade
| Strange Serenade | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | June 13–14, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
| Andrew Hill chronology | ||||
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Strange Serenade is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, recorded in June 1980 and released later that year on the Italian label Soul Note.[1]The album includes three of Hill's original compositions and one written by Laverne Hill performed by a trio.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Hill enters the '80s on a stirring trio note."[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3 stars and noted, "This is as dour and dark as anything Hill has committed to record. Silva and Waits are ideal partners in music that isn't so much minor-key as surpassingly ambiguous in its harmonic language."[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
- "Mist Flower" - 15:26
- "Strange Serenade" - 7:03
- "Reunion" - 8:50
- "Andrew" (Laverne Hill) - 10:40
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy on June 13 & 14, 1980
Personnel
- Andrew Hill - piano
- Alan Silva - bass
- Freddie Waits - drums
References
- ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.