Nefertiti is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important innovators of jazz piano in the 1960s...

 recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Japanese East Wind

East Wind Records

East Wind was a Japanese jazz record label.Among their most prominent artists were "The Great Jazz Trio", a group that has included Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Hank Jones, Richard Davis, Ron Carter.-Discography:-External links:**...

 label. The album features six of Hill's original compositions performed by a trio

Trio

- Musical ensembles and forms :*Trio , three people performing music in some way*Piano trio *String trio *Trio *Clarinet-violin-piano trio...

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 awarded the album 4 stars and stated "although the music seems slightly more conservative than usual for a Hill set, the music is consistently stimulating".

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

1. "Blue Black" - 14:10
2. "Relativity" - 5:29
3. "Nefertiti" - 8:08
4. "Hattie" - 3:47
5. "Mudflower" - 7:32
6. "Unnatural Man" - 3:23

Personnel

• Andrew Hill
  Andrew Hill
  Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important innovators of jazz piano in the 1960s...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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• Richard Davis - bass
  Double bass
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• Roger Blank - drums
  Drum kit
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