Andrew Hill: Passing Ships 2LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) MB-Invisible A2: Stay As Sweet As

A2: Stay As Sweet As You Are

Following his brilliant 1965 album Components

Donald Byrd was off to the races after joining the Blue Note roster in 1958 and had fully hit his hard bop stride by 1961 when he laid down his excellent album Royal Flush

Of particular note are Herbie's playing on “Great God” and the sophisticated excellence the entire ensemble brings to Duke Pearson's masterpiece composition “Chant

but 1966’s Adam’s Apple featuring Herbie Hancock on piano

Andrew Hill: Passing Ships 2LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) MB-Invisible A2: Stay As Sweet AsBlue Note, 2003 Andrew Hill is one of the most distinctive pianists and composing talents in jazz. Yet this profoundly moving session recorded in 1969 sat unreleased until 2003 when it was finally issued on CD through the efforts of Blue Note archivist Michael Cuscuna. Hill penned all seven of Passing Ships compositions for an ensemble featuring Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, Joe Farrell on saxes, flute and bass