"Eternal Spirit" finds Andrew Hill returning to Blue Note for the first time in over a decade, delivering a set of originals that balance his characteristic harmonic complexity with a more relaxed, soulful groove.
- The album was recorded in April 1989 at the Van Gelder Recording Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- "Eternal Spirit" was produced by Bill Henderson and features a septet including alto saxophonist Marty Ehrlich and trombonist Ray Anderson.
- The album was released on September 20, 1989, as part of Blue Note's campaign to revitalize its catalog with new recordings.
Andrew Hill is a jazz pianist and composer known for his challenging, avant-garde approach to bebop. By 1989, he had moved away from the intensely complex style of his 1960s Blue Note recordings and was exploring more accessible, though still harmonically adventurous, material.
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