Dance with Death (album)

This article is about the album. For the song, see Sunflower Dead. For the episode of The Avengers, see Dance with Death (The Avengers).
Dance With Death
Studio album by
Andrew Hill
Released1980
RecordedOctober 11, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:43
LabelBlue Note
LT 1030
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Andrew Hill chronology
Grass Roots
(1968) 		Dance With Death
(1980) 		Lift Every Voice
(1970)

Dance with Death is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1968 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.[1] The album features Hill with saxophonist Joe Farrell, trumpeter Charles Tolliver, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Billy Higgins performing six originals with an alternate take added to the 2004 CD reissue.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Tom HullA−[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek called Dance with Death "a phenomenal record, one that wears its adventure and authority well".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Yellow Violet" - 5:32
  2. "Partitions" - 5:52
  3. "Fish 'n Rice" - 7:31
  4. "Dance With Death" - 6:40
  5. "Love Nocturne" - 6:44
  6. "Black Sabbath" - 6:24
  7. "Dance With Death" [Alternate Take] - 7:14 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed September 30, 2010
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed September 30, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 702. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.