Judgment!

by Andrew Hill

Judgment! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:31
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Elvin Jones, Richard Davis, Bobby Hutcherson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A masterpiece of inside-outside jazz from one of its most brilliant and unique composers. Hill鈥檚 compositions are complex and unpredictable, and the unusual 'pianoless quartet' format (with vibes instead of a horn) creates a unique, transparent texture. The rhythmic freedom between Hill, bassist Richard Davis, and special guest drummer Elvin Jones is breathtaking. It's a high-wire act of structured yet incredibly free interplay.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, avant-garde, complex, bold, classic

Tracklist

  1. Siete Ocho (8:58)
  2. Flea Flop (7:21)
  3. Yokada Yokada (5:17)
  4. Alfred (7:04)
  5. Judgment (6:54)

Credits

  • Andrew Hill - primary artist, piano, written by
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Reid Miles - design [cover]
  • Elvin Jones - drums
  • Leonard Feather - liner notes
  • Francis Wolff - photography by [cover]
  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by, lacquer cut by
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone

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