Passing Ships is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 for the Blue Note label but not released until 2003. The album features Hill with a six-piece horn section performing seven original compositions.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The music here is ambitious. Hill's scoring for one reed, two trumpets, and low brass is remarkable for the time".
Track listing
All compositions by Andrew Hill
"Sideways" - 4:09
"Passing Ships" - 7:08
"Plantation Bag" - 8:32
"Noon Tide" - 9:49
"The Brown Queen" - 6:22
"Cascade" - 6:27
"Yesterday's Tomorrow" - 5:11
Recorded on November 7 (tracks 2, 5 & 6) and November 14 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7), 1969.
Personnel
Andrew Hill - piano
Dizzy Reece - trumpet (solo on tracks 1, 3, 4) Woody Shaw - trumpet (solo on tracks 2, 5-7) Joe Farrell - alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Howard Johnson - bass clarinet, tuba Robert Northern - french horn Julian Priester - trombone Ron Carter - bass Lenny White - drums