Pax (album)

Pax
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released June 6, 2006
Recorded February 10, 1965
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Length 49:50
Label Blue Note
Blue Note 58297
Producer Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Andrew!!!
(1965)
Pax
(1965)
Compulsion!!!!!
(1966)

Pax is the seventh album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, featuring performances recorded in 1965 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1975 as part of a compilation album One for One.[1] The album features Hill's quintet performing six original compositions with one alternate take added to the 2006 CD release.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "this is a semi-rough and wonderfully rowdy Hill date that deserves serious aural exploration".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill
  1. "Eris" - 10:42
  2. "Pax" - 7:13
  3. "Calliope" - 10:10
  4. "Euterpe" - 7:18
  5. "Erato" - 4:01
  6. "Roots 'n' Herbs" - 3:42
  7. "Euterpe" [alternate take] - 6:44

Personnel

References

  1. Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
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