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Smokestack (album)

Smoke Stack
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Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released Early August 1966
Recorded December 13, 1963
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Post bop
Avant-garde jazz
Length 39:40 (LP)
60:45 (CD)
Label Blue Note Records
BST 84160
Producer Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology
Black Fire
(1963)
Smoke Stack
(1963)
Judgment!
(1964)
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Allmusic 3/5 stars

Smoke Stack is the third studio album by jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1963 and released in 1964 on Blue Note Records. It was his second recording as leader on the record label. "Ode to Von" is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman, whilst "Verne" is dedicated to Hill's first wife, Laverne Gillette. The album is notable for its use of two basses playing simultaneously.

All compositions by Andrew Hill

Bonus tracks on CD:


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