As the ’60s drew to a close, Blue Note spent less time than ever with adventurous music, since it didn’t sell as well as soul-jazz or mainstream hard bop. So, it may seem a little strange that the label invited Andrew Hill back to record in 1968, two years…

Pianist and composer Andrew Hill is perhaps known more for this date than any other in his catalogue — and with good reason. Hill’s complex compositions straddled many lines in the early to mid-1960s and crossed over many. Point of Departure, with its all-star lineup (even then), took jazz…