A Beautiful Day Explained

A Beautiful Day is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 2002 at Birdland in New York City and released on the Palmetto label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars and stated "this remarkable live album... boasts a large ensemble, billed at Birdland and previous gigs as the Andrew Hill Sextet + 11. Despite a large regiment of horns, Hill's reflective piano figures prominently... With its wide array of available textures and juxtapositions, the big band proves an ideal vehicle for Hill's powerful, unclassifiable music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill.

1. "Divine Revelation" – 8:19
2. "Faded Beauty" – 11:28
3. "Bellezza" – 8:43
4. "5 Mo" – 6:42
5. "New Pinnochio" – 7:36
6. "J Di" – 5:50
7. "A Beautiful Day" – 11:44
8. "11/8" – 1:06

• Recorded at Birdland, New York City on January 24–26, 2002

Personnel

• Andrew Hill – piano
• John Savage – flute (tracks 2 & 4), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5–8)
• Marty Ehrlich – clarinet (track 4), bass clarinet (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5–8)
• Aaron Stewart, Greg Tardy – tenor saxophone
• J. D. Parran – baritone saxophone
• Dave Ballou, Laurie Frink, Ron Horton (tracks 1–6), Bruce Staalens – trumpet
• Mike Fahn, Joe Fielder, Charlie Gordon – trombone
• Jose D'avila – tuba
  • Scott Colley – bass Nasheet Waits – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography
2. Adler, D. R. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r599980|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 1, 2010