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Strange Serenade

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Strange Serenade
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedJune 13–14, 1980
GenreJazz
Length41:59
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Hill chronology
From California with Love
(1979)
Strange Serenade
(1980)
Faces of Hope
(1980)

Strange Serenade is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1980 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1] The album features three of Hill's original compositions and one written by Laverne Hill performed by a trio.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Hill enters the 80s on a stirring trio note".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Mist Flower" - 15:26
  2. "Strange Serenade" - 7:03
  3. "Reunion" - 8:50
  4. "Andrew" (Laverne Hill) - 10:40
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy on June 13 & 14, 1980

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
  2. ^ a b Wynn, 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.