LWayne Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Andrew Hill "Black Fire" RVG Edition. Forgot how good this is... LWayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMP Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 It's pretty good in EVERY edition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I transcribed the title track in high school. The interesting part is the bridge, during which, IIRC, Hill is playing a G flat and D flat with his left hand, but a G, C, and F in his right (before he takes the voicing up a half step). Not exactly a typical harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Incredible Hill album, love this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 When I recommend a Hill album to someone who's never heard one, that's usually the one I mention. "Black Fire" is the gateway drug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I like it but I guess that like pot was for me, it was no gateway to anything "harder". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I sorta worked backwards in this order to Black Fire out of those flurry of incredible dates that started his BN career: Judgment! Point of Departure Smoke Stack then finally Black Fire. I still like Judgment! best out of this batch, but Black Fire is still a great date. On the other hand when it comes to his entire BN output, I reach for other Hill dates more often than BF, like Compulsion!!!, Dance with Death, Andrew!!! or Passing Ships. Oh screw it, I love them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I had Point of Departure for 2-3 years back in college in the early 90's (filing it under Dolphy at the time, because it seemed like his voice dominated). Then I bought the big Hill Mosaic (my 3rd ever Mosaic, after Don Cherry (to get my feet wet), and the Jackie McLean). It was a good 3-5 years more before I really started to "get" Hill. "Black Fire", being the first date on the Mosaic, I probably listened to most, and connected with the fastest (didn't hurt that Joe Henderson was/is almost my favorite tenor player). To this day, I generally break out the big Hill box once or twice a year, and listen all the way through top to bottom. I often go a couple months or more without listening to ANY Hill at all -- but when I do, I generally listen to a LOT for a few days or more. What I like most about Hill, is that his music always sounds fresh to me, and still has lots of surprises even after years of repeated spins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 "Black Fire" is the gateway drug. For me Hill's playing on Our Thing, the Joe Henderson date, is what hooked me big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Black Fire is a great album, Roy Haynes swings his butt off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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