A Beautiful Day

2002 live album by Andrew Hill

A Beautiful Day

Live album by

Andrew Hill

Released

2002

Recorded

January 24–26, 2002

Genre

Jazz

Length

61:28

Label

Palmetto

Producer

Matt Balitsaris

Andrew Hill chronology

Dusk
(1999)

A Beautiful Day
(2002)

The Day the World Stood Still
(2004)

A Beautiful Day is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 2002 at Birdland in New York City and released on the Palmetto label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars and stated "this remarkable live album... boasts a large ensemble, billed at Birdland and previous gigs as the Andrew Hill Sextet + 11. Despite a large regiment of horns, Hill's reflective piano figures prominently... With its wide array of available textures and juxtapositions, the big band proves an ideal vehicle for Hill's powerful, unclassifiable music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill.

"Divine Revelation" – 8:19
"Faded Beauty" – 11:28
"Bellezza" – 8:43
"5 Mo" – 6:42
"New Pinnochio" – 7:36
"J Di" – 5:50
"A Beautiful Day" – 11:44
"11/8" – 1:06

Recorded at Birdland, New York City on January 24–26, 2002

Personnel

Andrew Hill – piano
John Savage – flute (tracks 2 & 4), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8)
Marty Ehrlich – clarinet (track 4), bass clarinet (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8)
Aaron Stewart, Greg Tardy – tenor saxophone
J. D. Parran – baritone saxophone
Dave Ballou, Laurie Frink, Ron Horton (tracks 1-6), Bruce Staalens – trumpet
Mike Fahn, Joe Fielder, Charlie Gordon – trombone
Jose D'avila – tuba
Scott Colley – bass
Nasheet Waits – drums

References

^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
^ ^a ^b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.