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Grass Roots (Andrew Hill album)

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Released
  
1968

Artist
  
Andrew Hill

Producer
  
Francis Wolff

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
69:02

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
April 19 (tracks 6-10) and August 5, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Grass Roots (1968)
  
Dance with Death (1968)

Similar
  
Andrew Hill albums, Jazz albums

Grass Roots is the tenth album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label. The original album features Hill's quintet performing five original compositions and the 2000 CD reissue added three alternate takes and two additional compositions recorded by a sextet at an earlier session as bonus tracks.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating "the songs have strong melodies, even hooks, to bring casual listeners in, but they give the musicians the freedom to find a distinctive voice in their solos".

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

  1. "Grass Roots" - 5:41
  2. "Venture Inward" - 4:46
  3. "Mira" - 6:20
  4. "Soul Special" - 8:22
  5. "Bayou Red" - 7:45
  6. "MC" - 9:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Venture Inward" [First Version] - 4:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Soul Special" [First Version] - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Bayou Red" [First Version] - 5:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Love Nocturne" - 7:33 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Andrew Hill - piano
  • Lee Morgan (tracks 1-5), Woody Shaw (tracks 6-10) - trumpet
  • Booker Ervin (tracks 1-5), Frank Mitchell (tracks 6-10) - tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Ponder - guitar (tracks 6-10)
  • Ron Carter (tracks 1-5), Reggie Workman (tracks 6-10) - bass
  • Idris Muhammad (tracks 6-10), Freddie Waits (tracks 1-5) - drums

    • Songs

    1Grass Roots5:41
    2Venture Inward4:46
    3Mira6:20

    References

    Grass Roots (Andrew Hill album) Wikipedia
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