Andrew Hill: Dusk

This project was initially spurred by Hill's re-creation of the instrumentation from his classic 1964 Point of Departure release for a 1998 jazz festival. However, when the band went into the studio, it didn't worry about resurrecting 1960s jazz -- instead it produced one of the finest examples of close-of-the-millennium American music. The tone on the 12-minute title track is dark and moody, but also leisurely and introspective. This is Andrew Hill at his best, and a perfect realization of the unique muse of an artist whose formative experiences spanned everything from [Earl] Hines to [Paul] Hindemith.