What is "point of departure"

1. n. a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" [syn: jumping-off place]

2. a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn: springboard, jumping-off point]

Point of Departure is the fifth album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, recorded and released in 1964 on the Blue Note label.

Point of Departure was reissued on CD by Blue Note in 1988 and again in 1999 when recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder remastered the album, adding alternate takes of "New Monastery", "Flight 19", and "Dedication".

The phrase Point of Departure can refer to:

• The point at which a journey begins, or
• Point of Departure (Gary McFarland album) (Impulse!, 1963), a jazz album by Gary McFarland
• Point of Departure (Andrew Hill album) (Blue Note, 1964), a jazz album by Andrew Hill
• Point of Departure (book), a book by the British journalist James Cameron (1911-1985)
• "point of departure" or " point of divergence", a term used in alternate history
• Point of Departure, a card trick invented by Alex Elmsley

Point of Departure is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.

Point of Departure is a 1966 Australian TV film.