Shades (Andrew Hill album)

Shades is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1988.^[1] The album features six of Hill's original compositions, four performed by a quartet and two by a trio.

Shades
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	1987
Recorded	July 3–4, 1986
Studio	Barigozzi Studio, Milano
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:21
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Hill chronology
Faces of Hope (1980) Shades (1987) Verona Rag (1986)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow wrote: "Stimulating and unusual music that is difficult to classify as anything but 'modern jazz'".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Monk's Glimpse" - 4:36
2. "Tripping" (aka "Naked Spirit") - 6:31
3. "Chilly Mac" - 5:29
4. "Ball Square" - 5:34
5. "Domani" - 7:28
6. "La Verne" - 13:43

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy on July 3 & 4, 1986

Personnel

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5–6)
• Rufus Reid - bass
• Ben Riley - drums