I absolutely love this set.
I recently spoke to Andrew about this release and asked him to comment on Teddy Robinson,playing the Organ,other possible unissued Hill recordings.etc I have not as yet seen the Mosaic booklet and apologize for any redundancy if this is already covered elsewhere.
Teddy Robinson...
Robinson was playing in a lot of organ combo groups which were very popular at the time,they were living in the same building,he liked his playing and wanted to help him out,so he asked him to do the session.All contact with Mr Robinson as to his whereabouts or circumstances has been lost.
Organ...
Jimmy Smith,and Larry Young were some of the people he mentioned as influences.Late wife also played the Organ.Organ,groups were very popular during the early-mid 60's at a time when Jazz was in the doldroms.Wanted to see if playing the organ could lead to more work/options.
SS...
Was curious to see if the SS could fit into an Organ combo concept.Never,had a lesson or even played this instrument before this was recorded.
Unissued Andrew Hill...
Some Organ duets were recorded with his late wife on East Wind.This was recorded at the time of one of the solo sessions(Spiral,Blue Black,Hommage)but he does not remember the specific dateThe engineer who recorded this has since died,and the whereabouts of tapes are presently unknown.