The Hill (David Murray album)

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The Hill
Studio album by
David Murray Trio
Released1987
RecordedNovember 29, 1986
GenreJazz
Length48:39
LabelBlack Saint
David Murray Trio chronology
I Want to Talk About You
(1986) 		The Hill
(1987) 		The Healers
(1987)

The Hill is an album by David Murray released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1987. It features performances by Murray, Richard Davis and Joe Chambers.

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "The Hill offers an accurate snapshot of Murray in the mid-'80s, straddling the mainstream and avant-garde and proving himself quite adept in either.".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies" - 8:25
  2. "The Hill" - 9:00
  3. "Fling" (Butch Morris) - 7:09
  4. "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington) - 7:42
  5. "Herbie Miller" - 5:52
  6. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) - 10:31
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
  • Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, November 29, 1986

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review, accessed July 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1059. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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