Smoke Stack (album)

Smoke Stack
Studio album by
Andrew Hill
ReleasedEarly August 1966[1]
RecordedDecember 13, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenrePost bop
Avant-garde jazz
Length39:40 (LP)
60:45 (CD)
LabelBlue Note Records
BST 84160
ProducerAlfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Black Fire
(1963) 		Smoke Stack
(1966) 		Judgment!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Smoke Stack is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1963 and released in 1966 on Blue Note Records. It was his second recording as leader on the label.[4] "Ode to Von" is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman, whilst "Verne" is dedicated to Hill's first wife, Laverne Gillette.[5] 30 Pier Ave. is the address of The Lighthouse, a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, CA. The album is notable for the participation of acoustic bassists Richard Davis and Eddie Khan, who play simultaneously throughout. Drummer Roy Haynes returns from Hill’s previous sessions.

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Smoke Stack" - 5:00
  2. "The Day After" - 5:07
  3. "Wailing Wail" - 5:46
  4. "Ode to Von" - 4:29
  5. "Not So" - 6:24
  6. "Verne" - 5:48
  7. "30 Pier Avenue" - 7:06

Bonus tracks on CD:

  1. "Smoke Stack" [Alternate take] - 4:20
  2. "The Day After" [Alternate take] - 4:49
  3. "Ode to Von" [Alternate take] - 5:28
  4. "Not So" [Alternate take] - 6:28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Aug 13, 1966
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  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, Stephen Thomas. "Smokestack Review". Allmusic.
  5. ^ Original liner notes