Two Versions of Catta

Bobby Hutcherson was the first to compose the Andrew Hill number in 1965, on Dialogue. Listen!

Andrew Hill recorded his composition with a large band in 1969 as "Noon Tide." Definitely worth a listen for taking the song into more interesting directions, particularly the brass.

Of the two versions, I actually prefer the latter. Something about experimental larger ensembles playing jazz moves me, like Coltrane's Africa/Brass or Oliver Nelson's The Blues and The Abstract Truth.