A Crutch for the Crab

_R.I.P. Andrew Hill

Jazz pianist/composer extraordinaire Andrew Hill died yesterday. He was 75 years old.

I love his music. I even gave a lecture on his music several years ago.

I have a great regard for someone who follows his own logic, challenges the mainstream mode AND achieve artistic excellence. In many cases, so-called "avan-garde" are hard trying to do things different, but their results are not impressive aesthetically. Hill achieved both. And boy, he swang hard when he wanted. I'll miss him.

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