ANDREW HILL “Passing Ships” VINYL 2LP

Description

Andrew Hillis one of the most distinctive pianists and composing talents in jazz. Yet this profoundly moving session recorded in 1969 sat unreleased until 2003 when it was finally issued on CD through the efforts of Blue Note archivistMichael Cuscuna. Hill penned all seven ofPassing Shipscompositions for an ensemble featuringWoody ShawandDizzy Reeceon trumpet,Julian Priesteron trombone,Joe Farrellon saxes, flute and bass clarinet,Howard Johnsonon tuba,Bob Northernon French horn,Ron Carteron bass, andLenny Whiteon drums.Passing Shipsstands comparison to Hills greatest work, and is presented for the first time on vinyl with this Tone Poet Edition.

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).