Andrew Hill: Passing Ships 2LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ETJS-20 and drummer Pete La Roca

and drummer Pete La Roca further elevate this album making it one of the crown jewels of the Blue Note catalog

and it is a performance for the ages

This Holiday Season

Of pianist Bill Evans' many live albums

” A fantastic and often overlooked album

Andrew Hill: Passing Ships 2LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ETJS-20 and drummer Pete La RocaBlue Note, 2003 Andrew Hill is one of the most distinctive pianists and composing talents in jazz. Yet this profoundly moving session recorded in 1969 sat unreleased until 2003 when it was finally issued on CD through the efforts of Blue Note archivist Michael Cuscuna. Hill penned all seven of Passing Ships compositions for an ensemble featuring Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, Joe Farrell on saxes, flute and bass