Invitation (Andrew Hill album)

Invitation
Invitation
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	1976
Recorded	October 17, 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:56
Label	SteepleChase
Andrew Hill chronology

Invitation is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.^[1] The album features five of Hill's original compositions and one jazz standard performed by Hill in a trio with bassist Christopher White and drummer Art Lewis. The CD added an alternate take as a bonus track.

Reception

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

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Such fascinating music will be of great interest to fans of Andrew Hill".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated

"Catfish" – 6:31
"Lost No More" – 5:23
"Morning Flower" – 12:19
"Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 8:40
"Laverne" – 7:33
"Little John" – 6:51
"Catfish" [alternate take] - 10:39 Bonus track on CD

Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York on October 17, 1974

Personnel

Andrew Hill – piano
Chris White – bass
Art Lewis – drums

References

^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010
^ ^a ^b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Andrew_Hill_discography-1] Andrew Hill discography accessed October 4, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2010

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Andrew Hill
Year(s) indicated are for the recordings only, not first release.
As leader – Blue Note & Mosaic	Black Fire (1963) Smoke Stack (1963) Judgment! (1964) Point of Departure (1964) Andrew!!! (1965) Pax (1965) Compulsion (1965) Change (1966) Grass Roots (1968) Dance with Death (1968) Lift Every Voice (1969) Passing Ships (1969) One for One (1965–70) Mosaic Select 16: Andrew Hill (1967–70) Mosaic Select 23: Andrew Hill-Solo (1978) Eternal Spirit (1989) But Not Farewell (1990) Time Lines (2006)
As leader – other labels	So in Love (1959) Invitation (1974) Divine Revelation (1975) Spiral (1975) Live at Montreux (1975) From California with Love (1979) Strange Serenade (1980) Faces of Hope (1980) Shades (1986) Verona Rag (1986) Les Trinitaires (1998) Dusk (1999) A Beautiful Day (2002) The Day the World Stood Still (2003)
As co-leader	Dreams Come True (with Chico Hamilton, 1993)
With others	To My Queen (Walt Dickerson, 1962) Domino (Roland Kirk, 1962) Conflict (Jimmy Woods, 1963) No Room for Squares (Hank Mobley, 1963) Our Thing (Joe Henderson, 1963) Dialogue (Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Earth Prayer (Russel Baba, 1992) Summit Conference (Reggie Workman, 1994) The Invisible Hand (Greg Osby, 2000)