Judgment!

Judgment!
Judgment!
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	September 1964
Recorded	January 8, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre	Post bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz
Length	42:57
Label	Blue Note Records; BST 84159
Producer	Alfred Lion
Andrew Hill chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Judgment! is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded and released in 1964 on Blue Note Records. Accompanied by drummer Elvin Jones, bassist Richard Davis and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, Hill weaves his music around complex harmonic structures.^[4]

The pieces

The first track, "Siete Ocho", meaning "Seven Eight", is in 7/8. "Flea Flop" was named "for the first notes of the melody, which seemed to suggest a jumping flea. This is also dedicated to the hotels and motels that jazz sidemen are obliged to stay in all over the country." The composition "Yokada Yokada" was named after the song "Yakety Yak", referring to "senseless dialogue between people," whilst "Alfred" was dedicated to producer Alfred Lion because of his "natural understanding of jazz in general." The title track "Judgment" was inspired by a poem written by Hill's wife, Lavern. "Reconciliation" addresses "the adjustment every musician has to make to achieve unity and harmony with the rest of the group."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

"Siete Ocho" – 8:58
"Flea Flop" – 7:21
"Yokada Yokada" – 5:17
"Alfred" – 7:04
"Judgment" – 6:53
"Reconciliation" – 7:24
"Yokada Yokada" [alternate take] – 5:12 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Andrew Hill – piano
Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
Richard Davis – bass
Elvin Jones – drums

References

^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 3, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved January 8, 2025 – via Google Books.
^ "Judgment!". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 701. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Neil Tesser (1998). The Playboy Guide to Jazz. Bloomsbury. p. 170.
^ Original liner notes by Leonard Feather

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[1] "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 3, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved January 8, 2025 – via Google Books.

[2] "Judgment!". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 701. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Neil Tesser (1998). The Playboy Guide to Jazz. Bloomsbury. p. 170.

[5] Original liner notes by Leonard Feather

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v t e Andrew Hill
Year(s) indicated are for the recordings only, not first release.
As leader – Blue Note & Mosaic	Black Fire (1963) Smoke Stack (1963) Judgment! (1964) Point of Departure (1964) Andrew!!! (1965) Pax (1965) Compulsion (1965) Change (1966) Grass Roots (1968) Dance with Death (1968) Lift Every Voice (1969) Passing Ships (1969) One for One (1965–70) Mosaic Select 16: Andrew Hill (1967–70) Mosaic Select 23: Andrew Hill-Solo (1978) Eternal Spirit (1989) But Not Farewell (1990) Time Lines (2006)
As leader – other labels	So in Love (1959) Invitation (1974) Blue Black (1975) Divine Revelation (1975) Spiral (1975) Live at Montreux (1975) Hommage (1975) Nefertiti (1976) From California with Love (1978) Strange Serenade (1980) Faces of Hope (1980) Shades (1986) Verona Rag (1986) Les Trinitaires (1998) Dusk (1999) A Beautiful Day (2002) The Day the World Stood Still (2003)
As co-leader	Dreams Come True (with Chico Hamilton, 1993)
With others	To My Queen (Walt Dickerson, 1962) Domino (Roland Kirk, 1962) Conflict (Jimmy Woods, 1963) No Room for Squares (Hank Mobley, 1963) Our Thing (Joe Henderson, 1963) Dialogue (Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Earth Prayer (Russel Baba, 1992) Summit Conference (Reggie Workman, 1994) The Invisible Hand (Greg Osby, 2000)