Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill album)

Lift Every Voice
Studio album by Andrew Hill
Released	June 1970
Recorded	May 16, 1969; March 6 & 13, 1970 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:40 original LP 70:15 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84330
Producer	Francis Wolff
Andrew Hill chronology
Dance With Death (1968)Dance With Death1968 Lift Every Voice (1969-70) Passing Ships (1969)Passing Ships1969

Lift Every Voice is the twelfth album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label in 1970. The original album features Hill with a large choir performing five original compositions and the 2001 CD reissue added six additional compositions recorded in 1970 as bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "remarkably advanced fusion of voices and jazz quintet".

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Hey Hey" - 7:55
2. "Lift Every Voice" - 8:06
3. "Two Lullabies" - 5:44
4. "Love Chant" - 5:42
5. "Ghetto Lights" - 5:13

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

6. "Blue Spark" - 5:57
7. "A Tender Tale" - 6:58
8. "Drew's Tune" - 6:22
9. "Mother Mercy" - 5:16
10. "Natural Spirit" - 7:25
11. "Such It Is" - 5:37

Recorded on May 16, 1969 (tracks 1-5), March 6, 1970 (tracks 6-8) and March 13, 1970 (tracks 9-11).

Personnel

Original LP (1-5):

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Woody Shaw - trumpet
• Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone
• Richard Davis - bass
• Freddie Waits - drums
• Joan Johnson, LaReine LaMar, Gail Nelson, Antenett Goodman Ray - vocals
• Lawrence Marshall - vocals, conductor

Bonus tracks, 1970 recording (6-11):

• Andrew Hill - piano
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Bennie Maupin - alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Ron Carter - bass
• Ben Riley - drums
• Benjamin Franklin Carter, Milt Grayson, Hugh Harnell, Ron Steward, Lillian Williams - vocals
• Lawrence Marshall - vocals, conductor