Speaking of adventures beyond Sun Ra here's
another album that Gilmore was on. Andrew Hill is definitely one of my favorite
jazz pianists. His playing is interesting because it sounds so cold and
structured as if some alien machine is playing it. The cover art and the album titles tries really hard to convey a different picture which is kinda weird but I kinda get it. Generally he's not very accessible because of his playing so naturally the label will try to lull people into his music. But you can't be lulled into it. It's just too damn weird and good for that at this point. Later on he did some more accessible stuff like Grass Roots and some of his big band stuff but on here it's hard and serious jazz. Bobby
Hutcherson on the vibraphone steals most of the show though. The sound of his instrument demands attention and
gives very little room for anything else in the back so at times it's kinda hard to focus on what everyone is doing because of it. This makes Gilmore on this record not that very apparent but when he does get a moment to shine he shines greatly. Once you're accustomed to what Andrew does with his compositions this album gets exponentially more fun to listen.
Overall it's a fantastic record but I wouldn't
recommend it to anyone who isn't more experienced with jazz.
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