A Beautiful Day

A Beautiful Day is a live album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 2002 at Birdland in New York City and released on the Palmetto label.^[1]

A Beautiful Day
Live album by Andrew Hill
Released	2002
Recorded	January 24–26, 2002
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:28
Label	Palmetto
Producer	Matt Balitsaris
Andrew Hill chronology
Dusk (1999) A Beautiful Day (2002) The Day the World Stood Still (2004)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic 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".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill.

1. "Divine Revelation" – 8:19
2. "Faded Beauty" – 11:28
3. "Bellezza" – 8:43
4. "5 Mo" – 6:42
5. "New Pinnochio" – 7:36
6. "J Di" – 5:50
7. "A Beautiful Day" – 11:44
8. "11/8" – 1:06

• Recorded at Birdland, New York City on January 24–26, 2002

Personnel

• Andrew Hill – piano
• John Savage – flute (tracks 2 & 4), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8)
• Marty Ehrlich – clarinet (track 4), bass clarinet (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8)
• Aaron Stewart, Greg Tardy – tenor saxophone
• J. D. Parran – baritone saxophone
• Dave Ballou, Laurie Frink, Ron Horton (tracks 1-6), Bruce Staalens – trumpet
• Mike Fahn, Joe Fielder, Charlie Gordon – trombone
• Jose D'avila – tuba
• Scott Colley – bass
• Nasheet Waits – drums

References

1. Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
2. Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.