Piano – Andrew Hill [click here to see more vinyl featuring Andrew Hill] Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson [click here to see more products featuring Bobby Hutcherson] Drums – Joe Chambers Bass – Richard Davis Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore Written by Andrew Hill 1 LP, Gatefold jacket Original analog Master tape : YES Heavy Press : 180g Record color : black Speed : 33RPM Size : 12” Stereo Studio Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated Label : Blue Note Tone Poet Original Label : Blue Note Recorded on June 25, 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder Original session produced by Alfred Lion Reissue produced by Joe Harley Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio Liner Notes by Don Heckman Design and photography by Reid Miles Originally Released in April 1968 Reissued in June 2025 Tracks : Side A: The Groits Black Monday Duplicity Side B Le Serpent Qui Danse No Doubt Symmetry Review : « Anyone familiar with Andrew Hill's music will find the cover to Andrew!!! a little bizarre, to say the least. Hill was one of the most intense and cerebral musicians on Blue Note's roster, incorporating avant-garde and modal techniques into his adventurous post-bop. The cover to Andrew!!! apparently is an attempt to humanize Hill -- it's a soft-focus close-up of a smiling Andrew Hill, who looks more like a teen idol than a serious jazz musician, and the first-name title is adorned with no less than three exclamation marks and a subtitle, "The Music of Andrew Hill," which suggests that it's an album of romantic, easy-listening standards. It's not. Andrew!!! is just as adventurous and challenging as any of his other albums, which is to Hill's credit. The pianist leads tenor saxophonist John Gilmore, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Joe Chambers through a set of six original songs. Often, the music has a floating, hypnotic quality, which only makes Hill's dissonance, unusual voicings, and complex arrangements more compelling than usual. Andrew!!!, if anything, is even less accessible than the previous Point of Departure, but its restless, searching quality and endlessly provocative music makes it just as successful. » AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Rating: AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs 4.82 / 5
