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Dance With Death
| Recorded | Oct 11, 1968 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 140561 |
The record
Cut in 1968 but left in the vault for over a decade, this quintet leans on Tolliver's brass and Farrell's two reeds to sharpen Hill's knotty writing, with Higgins keeping the pulse limber underneath.
Session personnel
- Victor Sproles — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Andrew Hill — piano
- Joe Farrell — tenor saxophone [tenor sax], soprano saxophone [soprano sax]
- Charles Tolliver — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1980 | Blue Note · LT-1030 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK 8184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 4 73160 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Blue Note · 7243 8 66741 2 8 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Copy Protected · RVG stamp |
| 1980 | Blue Note · 31C 052 82961 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1980 | Blue Note · 4LT-1030 — Cassette, Album |
| 1981 | Blue Note · GXK 8184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 2004 | Blue Note · LT-1030 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue |
| 2004 | Blue Note — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, VBR |
| 2012 | Blue Note · TOCJ-50282 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | Heavenly Sweetness · HS080VL — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram |
| 2021 | Blue Note · UCCU-8142 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2023 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 2024 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9646 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, UHQCD |
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