Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Andrew Hill
- Series Tone Poet Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2019
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Black Fire by Andrew Hill.
Recorded on November 8, 1963, "Black Fire" captures pianist Andrew Hill at a pivotal moment, stepping into the Blue Note fold with a session that would announce him as one of the label's most distinctive and searching voices. Released the following year in 1964, the album has since become a cornerstone of the modern jazz canon, prized for the way it balances structure and freedom, lyricism and restless invention.
The record opens with "Pumpkin," a piece that sets the tone for the journey ahead, followed by the coiled energy of "Subterfuge" and the title track, "Black Fire," which lends the album its name and its smoldering identity. Across the A side, Hill's writing reveals a composer unafraid of ambiguity, sketching melodies that shift under your feet even as they draw you deeper in.
The B side broadens the canvas with "Cantarnos" and "Tired Trade" before moving through "McNeil Island" and closing on "Land Of Nod," a sequence that rewards patient, front to back listening. There is a cohesion to the program, a sense that each track is a facet of a single restless idea, and Hill's touch at the piano remains the constant thread tying it all together.
This pressing arrives as a Blue Note Records release, carrying the weight of one of the most storied names in jazz. Blue Note Records is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC, and this edition comes under the © 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. banner, keeping a landmark session in circulation for a new generation of collectors and listeners.
Catalog details reward the attentive eye. You will find B0029975-01 on the spine and back cover, ST-84151 on the back cover, BST 84151 on the labels, and 84151 on the front cover and spine. The etched runouts add a final, tactile detail for those who appreciate the small marks of authenticity that give a record its provenance.
For anyone building a serious Blue Note shelf or simply chasing the sound of a great artist finding his footing, "Black Fire" is essential listening. It is Andrew Hill's opening statement, bold and unhurried, and it still burns with the same quiet intensity that made it matter more than half a century ago.
Pressing Details:
Recorded on November 8, 1963.
A Blue Note Records release; originally released in 1964 by Blue Note Records © 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Blue Note Records® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
Catalog number B0029975-01 on spine and back cover, ST-84151 on back cover, BST 84151 on labels, and 84151 on front cover and spine.
Etched runouts.
Track Listing:
A1. Pumpkin
A2. Subterfuge
A3. Black Fire
B1. Cantarnos
B2. Tired Trade
B3. McNeil Island
B4. Land Of Nod
Artist: Andrew Hill
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: B0029975-01
Series: Tone Poet Series
Release Year: 2019
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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