Pax (album)

Pax is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, featuring performances recorded in 1965 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1975 as part of a compilation album One for One.[1] The album features Hill's quintet performing six original compositions with one alternate take added to the 2006 CD release.

Pax
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2006
RecordedFebruary 10, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length49:50
LabelBlue Note
Blue Note 58297
ProducerAlfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Andrew!!!
(1965)
Pax
(2006)
Compulsion!!!!!
(1966)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "this is a semi-rough and wonderfully rowdy Hill date that deserves serious aural exploration".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Eris" - 10:42
  2. "Pax" - 7:13
  3. "Calliope" - 10:10
  4. "Euterpe" - 7:18
  5. "Erato" - 4:01
  6. "Roots 'n' Herbs" - 3:42
  7. "Euterpe" [alternate take] - 6:44

Personnel

References

  1. Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
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