Andrew Hill photographed in his home, 2005. Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of the artist Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Andrew Hill On Piano Jazz March 21, 2014 • With his heady, bop-rooted explorations of improvised music, pianist and composer Hill stretched the boundaries of jazz. He demonstrated his mastery of melody, rhythm and technique in a 2005 session. Andrew Hill On Piano Jazz Listen · 57:28 57:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17460558/292400313" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Jimmy Katz Take Five: A Jazz Sampler Blue Note Classics In Black And White September 14, 2009 • Blue Note Records is a record label for which the visuals carry almost as much artistic cachet as the music. The label's covers tend to employ generous amounts of white space, splashes of color, prominent shading and themes evoking introspection and celebration. All of that frequently translates to the music inside.
Music Interviews Andrew Hill, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 75 April 20, 2007 • Pianist and composer Andrew Hill was one of the least-known, but one of the most revered — among musicians and fans — of the jazz players who came on the scene in New York in the 1960s. He died today at the age of 75, several years after he'd been diagnosed with lung cancer. Andrew Hill, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 75 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9720393/9724012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Song Of The Day Hill Brings Funk to Jazz on Fine 'Lines' March 28, 2006 • Every time Andrew Hill takes a seat behind a piano, the jazz world takes note. "Time Lines" speaks to his brilliance at teetering between the worlds of the blues and the abstract. And it's one of the funkiest compositions in Hill's massive repertoire. 'Time Lines' by Andrew Hill Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5304653/5304656" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Music Reviews 'Passing Ships' from Andrew Hill Fresh Air October 29, 2003 • Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the CD, Passing Ships, by Andrew Hill, which was recorded in 1969 but never released until now. 'Passing Ships' from Andrew Hill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1483169/1483170" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Andrew Hill's 'Dusk' June 27, 2000 • Andrew Hill's music is challenging. Not in a thorny, avant-garde way — it's just complex. So, despite being a legend among jazz fans and musicians, he's never had a huge audience. But Hill doesn't seem to mind. He's pursued a career at his own pace. Now he has a critically-acclaimed new CD called Dusk. Tom Vitale reports. Andrew Hill's 'Dusk' Audio will be available later today.
