''A Beautiful Day'' is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 2002 at Birdland in

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and released on the

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Reception

The

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review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars and stated "this remarkable live album... boasts a large ensemble, billed at Birdland and previous gigs as the Andrew Hill Sextet + 11. Despite a large regiment of horns, Hill's reflective piano figures prominently... With its wide array of available textures and juxtapositions, the big band proves an ideal vehicle for Hill's powerful, unclassifiable music".Adler, D. R.

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Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill. # "Divine Revelation" – 8:19 # "Faded Beauty" – 11:28 # "Bellezza" – 8:43 # "5 Mo" – 6:42 # "New Pinnochio" – 7:36 # "J Di" – 5:50 # "A Beautiful Day" – 11:44 # "11/8" – 1:06 *Recorded at Birdland, New York City on January 24–26, 2002

Personnel

* Andrew Hill –

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*John Savage – flute (tracks 2 & 4), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8) *

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– clarinet (track 4),

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(track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8) *Aaron Stewart,

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– baritone saxophone *

Dave Ballou Dave Ballou is an American jazz trumpeter and associate professor at Towson University, in Maryland. Early life and education Ballou was born in Peace Dale, Rhode Island. He started playing the trumpet at age 11. Ballou received his bachelo ...

Laurie Frink Laurie Ann Frink (August 8, 1951, Pender, Nebraska – July 13, 2013, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter who worked primarily in big band idioms. Frink attended the University of Nebraska (1969-1972) and studied under Jimmy Maxwell (1 ...

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(tracks 1-6), Bruce Staalens –

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Mike Fahn Mike Fahn (born December 16, 1960) is an American jazz trombonist. Background Fahn was born and raised in Huntington, New York. His father played drums with Lionel Hampton and he started on drums himself. Mike played trumpet, baritone, then at a ...

, Joe Fielder, Charlie Gordon –

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*Jose D'avila –

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* Scott Colley –

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References

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