Hommage (album)

Hommage
Hommage
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	1975
Recorded	May 19 & 20 and July 31, 1975
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:43
Label	East Wind
Producer	Kiyoski Itoh
Andrew Hill chronology

Hommage is an album (and first solo album) by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Japanese East Wind label.^[1] The album features six of Hill's original compositions and one interpretation of a Duke Ellington tune.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The music is thoughtful, lyrical, and unpredictable, well worth several listens. Hommage is recommended as are virtually all of Andrew Hill's unique and valuable recordings."^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated

"East 9th Street" – 3:24
"Naked Spirit" – 6:20
"Insanity Riff" – 3:33
"Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:22
"Clayton Gone" – 6:34
"Vision" – 3:51
"Rambling" – 8:39

Recorded at Vanguard Studio, New York City on May 19 & 20 and July 31, 1975

Personnel[edit]

Andrew Hill – piano

References[edit]

^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Andrew_Hill_discography-1] Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 4, 2010

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Andrew Hill
Year(s) indicated are for the recordings only, not first release.
As leader – Blue Note & Mosaic	Black Fire (1963) Smoke Stack (1963) Judgment! (1964) Point of Departure (1964) Andrew!!! (1965) Pax (1965) Compulsion (1965) Change (1966) Grass Roots (1968) Dance with Death (1968) Lift Every Voice (1969) Passing Ships (1969) One for One (1965–70) Mosaic Select 16: Andrew Hill (1967–70) Mosaic Select 23: Andrew Hill-Solo (1978) Eternal Spirit (1989) But Not Farewell (1990) Time Lines (2006)
As leader – other labels	So in Love (1959) Invitation (1974) Divine Revelation (1975) Spiral (1975) Live at Montreux (1975) From California with Love (1979) Strange Serenade (1980) Faces of Hope (1980) Shades (1986) Verona Rag (1986) Les Trinitaires (1998) Dusk (1999) A Beautiful Day (2002) The Day the World Stood Still (2003)
As co-leader	Dreams Come True (with Chico Hamilton, 1993)
With others	To My Queen (Walt Dickerson, 1962) Domino (Roland Kirk, 1962) Conflict (Jimmy Woods, 1963) No Room for Squares (Hank Mobley, 1963) Our Thing (Joe Henderson, 1963) Dialogue (Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Earth Prayer (Russel Baba, 1992) Summit Conference (Reggie Workman, 1994) The Invisible Hand (Greg Osby, 2000)