Andrew Hill- Compulsion!!!!! (Blue Note Tone Poet Edition)

Label: Blue Note

Released 1967, reissued 2026

One of the boldest statements in the Andrew Hill discography, 1965's Compulsion was the pianist's expression of the avant-garde through the prism of jazz music's roots in African rhythms. Hill's percussive piano drives an intrepid ensemble through four evocative originals—"Compulsion," "Legacy," "Premonition," and "Limbo"—given deeply engaged performances by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, saxophonist John Gilmore, bassists Cecil McBee and Richard Davis, drummer Joe Chambers, and percussionists Nedi Qamar and Renaud Simmons. The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Track Listing:

1. Compulsion
   
2. Legacy
   
3. Premonition
   
4. Limbo