Andrew Hill Signs with Blue Note

[Alfred]

The combination of BN and Hill sounds very promising indeed. But I also like his Palmetto releases a lot. It's a bit dissapointing that there will be no other Hill release on this excellent independent label.

Greg Tardy - another Palmetto artist - is still in Hill's band. Great news.

[andybleaden]

it would be nice if they did a retro cover for it...you know in a reid miles type of way....just for us old timers

[Eric]

There appears to be a cut from the new Hill record on the "Blue Note Presents 2006 Jazz Sampler" (the cover of which apes "True Blue" by Tina Brooks). There is a 30 second sample of the track "Smooth" on iTunes:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...441&i=113548721

Edited January 18, 2006 by Eric

[Rooster_Ties]

Found the cover (finally). Been checkin' for it, off and on, for a couple weeks now.

What a ZZZZZzzzzz.....

CD Universe link (via Jazzmatazz): Time Lines

Edited January 18, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Steve Reynolds]

anyone know the instrumentation/musicians on the above Hill recording?

[Eric]

Here is a review with personnel:

http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-17433.html

[ep1str0phy]

Found the cover (finally). Been checkin' for it, off and on, for a couple weeks now.

What a ZZZZZzzzzz.....

CD Universe link (via Jazzmatazz): Time Lines

In some strange way, this sort of reminds me of Hill's old Soul Note covers.

[Rooster_Ties]

In some strange way, this sort of reminds me of Hill's old Soul Note covers.

I hear ya. And not even in some strange kind of way either.

[Spontooneous]

Even the worst of the Soul Note covers was better than this.

[Kalo]

Personnel from that jazzreview site:

Andrew Hill (piano,) Charles Tolliver (trumpet,) Greg Tardy (tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet,) John Hebert (bass,) Eric McPherson (drums)

Looks to be an excellent band. I heard Tardy with Hill in Boston about six years ago and he was burning. And I was very impressed by John Hebert subbing for the regular bassist in Sex Mob when they played here over a year ago. I'm looking forward to hearing this disc.

[Kalo]

Found the cover (finally). Been checkin' for it, off and on, for a couple weeks now.

What a ZZZZZzzzzz.....

CD Universe link (via Jazzmatazz): Time Lines

I agree that the cover is a snooze. It kind of reminds me of the high weeds that used to make Snoopy claustrophobic in the early days of "Peanuts."

[Rooster_Ties]

Even the worst of the Soul Note covers was better than this.

No shit.

[ep1str0phy]

Even the worst of the Soul Note covers was better than this.

No shit.

I dunno. This one's pretty bad:

[sidewinder]

Re: the new Hill artwork. Looks like the same 'doodler' who did the Monk/Coltrane has been at work.

A missed opportunity. Why couldn't they have got Patrick Roques on the case?

[robviti]

[Guest]

I actually like the cover in combination with the album title.

[Eric]

There is an ad in the latest Jazz Times that has the orange and white inverted. In other words, the background is orange and the "lines" are white (as is Hill's name). Much more attractive IMHO.

In the RVG ads, I see the are also using a different cover for Tom Cat - perhaps the orignal Japanese cover?

[Aggie87]

The artwork on the BN site is as Eric describes, and I agree it looks alot better:

[Rooster_Ties]

Two full-length tunes are now available to listen to on the Bluenote website.

Definitely one I'll buy the day it comes out (assuming I can find the damn thing -- took me three damn days to find a copy of Passing Ships in this town.).

Edited January 26, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Rooster_Ties]

So what's the deal with two versions of the cover???

[Spontooneous]

Then there's the Spanish edition, blue with orange lines...

[Rooster_Ties]

Then there's the Spanish edition, blue with orange lines...

Edit: Who's got Photoshop handy??

Edited January 27, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[mgraham333]

The clips are great. I'll be picking this one up the day it comes out.

[Rooster_Ties]

FYI, there's now a third tune you can sample (in full) on the BN website.

Go HERE, then click on the red link not far below the album cover - the link says "Andrew Hill - Time Lines digital player" in big red letters.

Then if the digital player doesn't come up automatically (it didn't for me), click on the "launch the player here" link that does come up. Then it will play the first three tunes first two tunes, plus track 7 on the disc -- full-length versions too, not just samples.

Kinda like one of those "post card" promo kinda things they've been doing lately on the BN site. A little less involved than for some other releases - but hey, it's something!!

1 Malachai

2 Time Lines

7 Ry Round 2

Tracks #1 & #2 have been available through THIS PAGE for several weeks. Track #7 is the new one.

The new third track (#7) features Tardy on bass clarinet.

[relyles]

I have had a chance to listen to an advance copy of the entire recording. First impression is that although it is not necessarily a "classic" recording, it is a welcome addition to the discography. It will likely take several close listens to fully appreciate.