Passing Ships

Passing Ships is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 for the Blue Note label but not released until 2003.^[1][2] The album features Hill with a six-piece horn section performing seven original compositions.

Passing Ships
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	October 21, 2003
Recorded	November 7 and 14, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:38
Label	Blue Note Blue Note 90417
Producer	Francis Wolff
Andrew Hill chronology
Lift Every Voice (1969-70) Passing Ships (2003) One for One (1965-70)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The music here is ambitious. Hill's scoring for one reed, two trumpets, and low brass is remarkable for the time".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Sideways" - 4:09
2. "Passing Ships" - 7:08
3. "Plantation Bag" - 8:32
4. "Noon Tide" - 9:49
5. "The Brown Queen" - 6:22
6. "Cascade" - 6:27
7. "Yesterday's Tomorrow" - 5:11

Recorded on November 7 (tracks 2, 5 & 6) and November 14 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7), 1969.

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Dizzy Reece - trumpet (solo on tracks 1, 3, 4) Woody Shaw - trumpet (solo on tracks 2, 5–7)
• Joe Farrell - alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Howard Johnson - bass clarinet, tuba
• Robert Northern - french horn
• Julian Priester - trombone
• Ron Carter - bass
• Lenny White - drums