Late

First post to this board! (After four years at the BNBB, I finally reached the hallowed 1,000 post mark. A few days later — of course this old news — the board went tumbling down. Now it's back to square one.) I voted for Involution. This album, along with Andrew! has always been my favorite Hill. Rivers seems to have an intuitive sense about Hill's music, and the compositions seem to me to contain some of Hill's most poignant, while perhaps less complicated, writing. The titles also seem to add a lot to the session's overall feel. In addition, the rhythm section (with Richard Davis noticeably absent) is a nice change of pace. This particular quartet session, more than any other Hill session I've heard, continues to pay the most handsome dividends. There's always something new to explore. Even the occasional moments of harpsichord begin to feel essential. I'd love to hear others' perspective on this one. Now ... what I really want to hear is that unissued trio session with Ron Carter. Glad to have joined the group, Late