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Point of Departure is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, recorded in 1964 and released in 1965 on the Blue Note label. It features Hill in a sextet with alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Tony Williams .
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Mar 21, 2024 · He brought in rising saxophone star Joe Henderson – adept at playing both hard bop and progressive jazz – alongside Eric Dolphy, a leading light of the avant-garde scene, who juggled alto sax...
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Nov 7, 2023 · Pianist and composer Andrew Hill’s jazz masterpiece “Point of Departure” gets lovingly reissued, shedding some light on the jewel in the crown amidst his flurry of albums for Blue Note in the mid-1960s. By Max Cole. 07 Nov 2023.
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Jan 8, 2012 · Joe Henderson 's tenor work is right out there with Dolphy, and Kenny Dorham 's trumpet adds a bright brass blare over all of it. Hill's piano is all over the map, and he plays the way he writes: inventive, unpredictable, and fearless.
Mar 21, 2024 · “Point of Departure” was recorded in a single session on March 21, 1964, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The album features Hill leading a stellar sextet, including Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone and flute, Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Richard Davis on bass ...
Point Of Departure is Andrew Hill’s masterpiece with rich three-horn arrangements for Kenny Dorham, Eric Dolphy and Joe Henderson. Richard Davis and Tony Williams complete this high level ensemble. Eric Dolphy (flute, bass clarinet, alto sax), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Richard Davis (bass), Tony Williams (drums ...
Let’s start with the all-star personnel. Bebop veteran Kenny Dorham was one of the leading hard bop trumpeters, and Joe Henderson was a bright rising saxophone star. Andrew Hill already knew back then: “Joe will become one of the greatest tenor players.”
