[Pre Order] Andrew Hill – Compulsion!!!!! – Tone Poet Series LP

Description

Expected Arrival: May 2026

180g Vinyl LP
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
Produced by Music Matters’ Joe Harley
Pressed at RTI

One of the boldest statements in the Andrew Hill discography, 1965’sCompulsionwas 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.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Features

• 180g Vinyl LP
• Stereo
• Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
• Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Produced by Joe Harley
• Pressed at RTI
• Deluxe Gatefold Tip-On Jacket

Musicians

Selections

Side I:

1. Compulsion
2. Legacy

Side II:

1. Premonition
2. Limbo

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