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Live at Montreux (Andrew Hill album)

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Live at Montreux
Live album by
Released1975
RecordedJuly 20, 1975
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length44:17
LabelFreedom
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Andrew Hill chronology
Divine Revelation
(1975)
Live at Montreux
(1975)
Nefertiti
(1976)

Live at Montreux is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, a live album of a solo performance recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975 and released on the Freedom label.[1] The album features three of Hill's original compositions and one interpretation of a Duke Ellington tune.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Andrew Hill hadn't been recording much for a few years by the time of this 1975 concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and one wonders why while listening to this very entertaining solo performance".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Snake Hip Waltz" - 11:15
  2. "Nefertiti" [mistitled "Nefertisis"] - 10:16
  3. "Relativity" - 17:56
  4. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 4:50
  • Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland on July 20, 1975

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