2020 reissue - Trimming away some of the overt Afro-Cuban rhythms that distinguished Black Fire, Andrew Hill turned in a dense, cerebral set of adventurous post-bop on his second Blue Note session, Smoke Stack. Comprised entirely of original Hill compositions, Smoke Stack is in the middle ground between hard bop and free jazz -- it isn't as loose and dissonant as free, but with its long, winding modal improvisations and hazy song structures, it's a lot less accessible than bop.
A1 | Smoke Stack |
A2 | The Day After |
A3 | Wailing Wall |
A4 | Ode To Von |
B1 | Not So |
B2 | Verne |
B3 | 30 Pier Avenue |