Dance with Death (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dance With Death
| type = album
| artist = Andrew Hill
| cover = Dance with Death.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = October 11, 1968
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:43
| label = Blue Note
LT 1030
| producer = Francis Wolff
| prev_title = Grass Roots
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Lift Every Voice
| next_year = 1970
}}
Dance with Death is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1968 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hill/hill-disc.htm Andrew Hill discography] accessed September 30, 2010 The album features Hill with saxophonist Joe Farrell, trumpeter Charles Tolliver, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Billy Higgins performing six originals with an alternate take added to the 2004 CD reissue.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=702}}
| rev2 = Tom Hull
}}
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek called Dance with Death "a phenomenal record, one that wears its adventure and authority well".Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207418|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed September 30, 2010
Track listing
All compositions by Andrew Hill
- "Yellow Violet" - 5:32
- "Partitions" - 5:52
- "Fish 'n Rice" - 7:31
- "Dance With Death" - 6:40
- "Love Nocturne" - 6:44
- "Black Sabbath" - 6:24
- "Dance With Death" [Alternate Take] - 7:14 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Andrew Hill - piano
- Charles Tolliver - trumpet
- Joe Farrell - soprano saxophone (track 1), tenor saxophone (tracks 2–7)
- Victor Sproles - bass
- Billy Higgins - drums
References
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Category:Blue Note Records albums