Andrew Hill • Compulsion

 

Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Compulsion continues Andrew Hill's progression, finding the pianist writing more complex compositions and delving even further into the avant-garde. Working with a large, percussion-heavy band featuring Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Cecil McBee (bass), Joe Chambers (drums), Renaud Simmons (conga), Nadi Qamar (percussion), and, for one track, Richard Davis (bass), Hill has created one of his most challenging dates. The extra percussion is largely used for texture, as is the dueling bass on "Premonition," and that's one of the reasons why the record is so interesting -- it's a provocative, occasionally unsettling set of shifting tonal colors. Hill's compositions often seem more like sketches and blueprints than full-fledged songs. This, of course, is not a bad thing, since this approach allows the musicians room to improvise and discover evocative new sounds. Overall, Compulsion doesn't hold together as well as Black Fire or Point of Departure, but the session has enough fiery, challenging highlights to make it necessary for Hill fans.
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Reseña
por Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Compulsion continúa la progresión de Andrew Hill, encontrando al pianista escribiendo composiciones más complejas y ahondando aún más en la vanguardia. Trabajando con una gran banda, cargada de percusión, con Freddie Hubbard (trompeta, fliscorno), John Gilmore (saxo tenor, clarinete bajo), Cecil McBee (bajo), Joe Chambers (batería), Renaud Simmons (conga), Nadi Qamar (percusión), y, para una pista, Richard Davis (bajo), Hill ha creado una de sus citas más desafiantes. La percusión adicional se utiliza en gran medida para la textura, como el duelo de bajos en "Premonition", y esa es una de las razones por las que el disco es tan interesante: es un conjunto provocativo, a veces inquietante, de colores tonales cambiantes. Las composiciones de Hill a menudo parecen más esbozos y planos que canciones propiamente dichas. Esto, por supuesto, no es malo, ya que este enfoque permite a los músicos improvisar y descubrir nuevos sonidos evocadores. En general, Compulsion no se sostiene tan bien como Black Fire o Point of Departure, pero la sesión tiene suficientes momentos ardientes y desafiantes como para hacerla necesaria para los fans de Hill.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1726590-Andrew-Hill-Compulsion

Tracks:
1 - Compulsion - 14:14
2 - Legacy - 5:48
3 - Premonition - 10:29
4 - Limbo - 10:17


Credits:
    Bass – Cecil McBee, Richard Davis (tracks: 3)
    Congas, Percussion – Renaud Simmons
    Creative Director [Reissue] – Gordon H Jee
    Design [Reissue] – Amanda Wray
    Drums – Joe Chambers
    Drums [African], Thumb Piano, Percussion – Nadi Qamar
    Liner Notes [Original] – Nat Hentoff
    Liner Notes [Reissue] – Bob Blumenthal
    Photography By [Cover Photograph], Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Photography By [Liner Photographs] – Francis Wolff
    Piano, Composed By – Andrew Hill
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Gilmore
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard

Originally recorded on October 8, 1965 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded By Rudy Van Gelder

Label:    Blue Note – BLP 4217, Blue Note – 4217
Country:    US
Released:    1967
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
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