Divine Revelation

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Divine Revelation
Studio album by
Andrew Hill
Released1975
RecordedJuly 10, 1975
GenreJazz
Length54:41
LabelSteepleChase
ProducerNils Winther
Andrew Hill chronology
Hommage
(1975) 		Divine Revelation
(1975) 		Live at Montreux
(1975)

Divine Revelation is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1975 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1] The album features four of Hill's original compositions performed by a quartet and one jazz standard performed solo. The CD added one alternate take as a bonus track.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars calling it "complex but logical music".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Snake Hip Waltz" - 4:57
  2. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:39
  3. "East 9th Street" - 6:25
  4. "July 10th" - 7:53
  5. "Divine Revelation" - 24:58
  6. "July 10th" [alternate take] - 6:50 Bonus track on CD
    • Recorded at C.I. Recording Studio, New York City on July 10, 1975

Personnel

  • Andrew Hill - piano
  • Jimmy Vass - flute (track 5), soprano saxophone (tracks 1 & 3), alto saxophone (tracks 4-6)
  • Chris White - bass (tracks 1 & 3-6)
  • Leroy Williams - drums (tracks 1 & 3-6)

References

  1. ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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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
As co-leader
  • Dreams Come True (with Chico Hamilton, 1993)
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others