Black Fire (album)

Black Fire
Black Fire
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	End of March/early April 1964
Recorded	November 8–9, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Post-bop, modal jazz
Length	40:43
Label	Blue Note; BLP 4151 (mono), BST 84151 (stereo)
Producer	Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology

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

Black Fire is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on Blue Note Records in 1964. It was Hill's debut for the label. Initially, drummer Philly Joe Jones was scheduled to play on the album, but was replaced by Roy Haynes after scheduling issues. The rest of the band consists of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and bassist Richard Davis. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls the album "an impressive statement of purpose that retains much of its power decades after its initial release... a modern jazz classic."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill.

"Pumpkin" – 5:24
"Subterfuge" – 8:04
"Black Fire" – 6:56
"Cantarnos" – 5:42
"Tired Trade" – 5:51
"McNeil Island" – 2:58
"Land of Nod" – 5:48

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

"Pumpkin'" [Alternate Take] - 5:16
"Black Fire" [Alternate Take] - 5:48

Personnel

Andrew Hill – piano
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Richard Davis – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

References

^ Billboard Apr 11, 1964
^ Allmusic review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 701. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed 30 March 2009

[1] Billboard Apr 11, 1964

[2] Allmusic review

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 701. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed 30 March 2009

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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)