Andrew Hill - Black Fire

Recorded on 8th/9th November 1963 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The pianist / composer’s legendary debut and the beginning of a glittering 16-album Blue Note career - Featuring an all-star band of Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Richard Davis (bass) and Roy Haynes (drums). A spectacular selection of original compositions with no covers or standards, a rarity for a Blue Note record Black Fire represents the beginning of a remarkably fertile period for Hill, recording three further classic albums (Smokestack, Judgment! and Point of Departure) in the subsequent four months. Features an iconic Reid Miles cover and liner notes by esteemed poet and critic AB Spellman.