Black Fire (album)

Black Fire
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	End of March/early April 1964[1]
Recorded	November 8, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Post-bop, modal jazz
Length	40:43
Label	Blue Note BST 84151
Producer	Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
So in Love (1960) Black Fire (1963) Smoke Stack (1963)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Black Fire is the second studio album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on Blue Note Records in 1964. It was Hill's debut for the label. Initially, Philly Joe Jones was scheduled to play on the album, but was replaced by Roy Haynes after scheduling issues. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls the album "an impressive statement of purpose that retains much of its power decades after its initial release... a modern jazz classic."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Pumpkin'" – 5:24
2. "Subterfuge" – 8:04
3. "Black Fire" – 6:56
4. "Cantarnos" – 5:42
5. "Tired Trade" – 5:51
6. "McNeil Island" – 2:58
7. "Land of Nod" – 5:48

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

8. "Pumpkin'" [Alternate Take] - 5:16
9. "Black Fire" [Alternate Take] - 5:48

Personnel

• Andrew Hill – piano
• Joe Henderson – saxophone
• Richard Davis – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

References

1. Billboard Apr 11, 1964
2. Allmusic review
3. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed 30 March 2009