Verona Rag is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987.[1] The solo album features three of Hill's original compositions and two jazz standards.

Verona Rag
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedJuly 5, 1986
StudioJingle Machine Studios, Milan
GenreJazz
Length47:59
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Andrew Hill chronology
Shades
(1986)
Verona Rag
(1987)
Eternal Spirit
(1989)

Reception edit

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

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Hill, a true individualist, embodies the best in creative jazz".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated
  1. "Retrospect" - 14:25
  2. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:14
  3. "Verona Rag" - 16:33
  4. "Tinkering" - 4:22
  5. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 6:25
  • Recorded at Jingle Machine Studios, Milan, Italy on July 5, 1986

Personnel edit

  • Andrew Hill - piano

References edit

  1. ^ Andrew Hill discography accessed October 1, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 1, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 704. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.