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Invitation (Andrew Hill album)

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Invitation
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedOctober 17, 1974
GenreJazz
Length57:56
LabelSteepleChase
Andrew Hill chronology
One for One
(1965-70)
Invitation
(1976)
Spiral
(1974-75)

Invitation is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1] The album features five of Hill's original compositions and one jazz standard performed by Hill in a trio with bassist Christopher White and drummer Art Lewis. The CD added an alternate take as a bonus track.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Such fascinating music will be of great interest to fans of Andrew Hill".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Catfish" – 6:31
  2. "Lost No More" – 5:23
  3. "Morning Flower" – 12:19
  4. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 8:40
  5. "Laverne" – 7:33
  6. "Little John" – 6:51
  7. "Catfish" [alternate take] – 10:39 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York on October 17, 1974

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.