''Faces of Hope'' is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1980 and released on the Italian

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label.Andrew Hill discography
accessed October 1, 2010 The album features three of Hill's original compositions and one interpretation of a

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Reception

The

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review by Ron Wynn stated: "Sometimes loping, sometimes soaring solo piano from Andrew Hill, one of several impressive releases he made in the '80s. This time, however, it's neither the arrangements nor the songs that score, but Hill's emphatic execution of them".Wynn, R.

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accessed October 1, 2010

Track listing

:''All compositions by Andrew Hill except as indicated'' # "Rob It Mohe" - 14:55 # "Ceora" (

) - 5:22 # "Bayside 1" - 15:30 # "Bayside 2" - 4:31 : *Recorded at Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy on June 13 & 14, 1980

Personnel

* Andrew Hill -

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References

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