Released 1968 Artist Andrew Hill | Length 69:02 Release date 1968 | |
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Recorded April 19 (tracks 6-10) and August 5, 1968Van 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
- "Grass Roots" - 5:41
- "Venture Inward" - 4:46
- "Mira" - 6:20
- "Soul Special" - 8:22
- "Bayou Red" - 7:45
- "MC" - 9:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Venture Inward" [First Version] - 4:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Soul Special" [First Version] - 8:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Bayou Red" [First Version] - 5:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Love Nocturne" - 7:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Songs
1Grass Roots5:41
2Venture Inward4:46
3Mira6:20
References
Grass Roots (Andrew Hill album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA