Black Fire

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Black Fire is a landmark jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, celebrated for its adventurous post-bop compositions and innovative harmonic language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz album
studio album
allMusicRating 4.5/5
artist Andrew Hill NERFINISHED
composer Andrew Hill NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDesigner Reid Miles NERFINISHED
criticalReception highly acclaimed by jazz critics
featuresInstrument bass
drums
piano
followedBy Smokestack NERFINISHED
follows So In Love NERFINISHED
genre jazz
post-bop
hasMusician Andrew Hill NERFINISHED
Richard Davis NERFINISHED
Roy Haynes NERFINISHED
hasStyleCharacteristic advanced harmonic concepts
complex rhythmic structures
exploratory improvisation
hasTrack Black Fire (title track) NERFINISHED
Cantarnos NERFINISHED
Land of Nod NERFINISHED
McNeil Island NERFINISHED
Pumpkin NERFINISHED
Subterfuge NERFINISHED
Tired Trade NERFINISHED
isNotableFor adventurous post-bop compositions
innovative harmonic language
labelCatalogNumber Blue Note BLP 4151 NERFINISHED
language instrumental
partOf Blue Note Records catalog
performer Andrew Hill NERFINISHED
personnelBass Richard Davis NERFINISHED
personnelDrums Roy Haynes NERFINISHED
personnelPiano Andrew Hill NERFINISHED
photographer Francis Wolff NERFINISHED
producer Alfred Lion NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1964
recorded 1963
recordedAt Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED
recordLabel Blue Note Records

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Andrew Hill notableWork Black Fire