Smokestack (album)

Smoke Stack
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	Early August 1966[1]
Recorded	December 13, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Post bop Avant-garde jazz
Length	39:40 (LP) 60:45 (CD)
Label	Blue Note Records BST 84160
Producer	Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Black Fire (1963) Smoke Stack (1963) Judgment! (1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Smoke Stack is the third studio album by jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1963 and released in 1964 on Blue Note Records. It was his second recording as leader on the record label.^[3] "Ode to Von" is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman, whilst "Verne" is dedicated to Hill's first wife, Laverne Gillette.^[4] The album is notable for its use of two basses playing simultaneously.

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:

8. "Smoke Stack" [Alternate take] - 4:20
9. "The Day After" [Alternate take] - 4:49
10. "Ode to Von" [Alternate take] - 5:28
11. "Not So" [Alternate take] - 6:28

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Richard Davis - bass
• Eddie Khan - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums

References

1. Billboard Aug 13, 1966
2. Allmusic review
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Smokestack Review". Allmusic.
4. Original liner notes