Smoke Stack (album)

Smoke Stack
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released Early August 1966[1]
Recorded December 13, 1963
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Post bop
Avant-garde jazz
Length 39:40 (LP)
60:45 (CD)
Label Blue Note Records
BST 84160
Producer Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Black Fire
(1963)Black Fire1963		 Smoke Stack
(1963)		 Judgment!
(1964)Judgment!1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Smoke Stack is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1963 and released in 1966 on Blue Note Records. It was his second recording as leader on the label.[3] "Ode to Von" is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman, whilst "Verne" is dedicated to Hill's first wife, Laverne Gillette.[4] 30 Pier Ave. is the address of The Lighthouse, a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, CA. The album is notable for its use of two basses playing simultaneously.

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Smoke Stack" - 5:00
  2. "The Day After" - 5:07
  3. "Wailing Wail" - 5:46
  4. "Ode to Von" - 4:29
  5. "Not So" - 6:24
  6. "Verne" - 5:48
  7. "30 Pier Avenue" - 7:06

Bonus tracks on CD:

  1. "Smoke Stack" [Alternate take] - 4:20
  2. "The Day After" [Alternate take] - 4:49
  3. "Ode to Von" [Alternate take] - 5:28
  4. "Not So" [Alternate take] - 6:28

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Aug 13, 1966
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Smokestack Review". Allmusic.
  4. ↑ Original liner notes
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