Shades is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important innovators of jazz piano in the 1960s...

 recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note

Black Saint/Soul Note

Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian jazz independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.-History:...

 label in 1988. The album features six of Hill's original compositions, four performed by a quartet

Quartet

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 and two by a trio

Trio

- Musical ensembles and forms :*Trio , three people performing music in some way*Piano trio *String trio *Trio *Clarinet-violin-piano trio...

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Stimulating and unusual music that is difficult to classify as anything but "modern jazz"".

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Monk's Glimpse" - 4:36
2. "Tripping" (aka "Naked Spirit") - 6:31
3. "Chilly Mac" - 5:29
4. "Ball Square" - 5:34
5. "Domani" - 7:28
6. "La Verne" - 13:43
   • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy on July 3 & 4, 1986

Personnel

• Andrew Hill
  Andrew Hill
  Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important innovators of jazz piano in the 1960s...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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• Clifford Jordan
  Clifford Jordan
  Clifford Laconia Jordan was a jazz saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note. He also recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Kenny...
  
   - tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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   (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6)
• Rufus Reid
  Rufus Reid
  Rufus Reid is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.-Personal history:...
  
   - bass
  Double bass
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• Ben Riley
  Ben Riley
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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