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1969 studio album by Andrew Hill
Grass Roots is a studio album by American pianist
Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the
Blue Note label.
[1] The original album features Hill with trumpeter
Lee Morgan , tenor saxophonist
Booker Ervin , bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Freddie Waits performing five of his originals. The 2000 CD reissue added alternate versions of three of the pieces (and two additional compositions) recorded by a
sextet with trumpeter
Woody Shaw , tenor saxophonist
Frank Mitchell , guitarist
Jimmy Ponder , bassist
Reggie Workman and drummer
Idris Muhammad at an earlier session as
bonus tracks .
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".
[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[2]
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
References
Year(s) indicated are for the recordings only, not first release.
As leader – Blue Note & Mosaic As leader – other labels As co-leader With others
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader or co-leader With
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers With
Hank Mobley With others
Minor Move (
Tina Brooks , 1958)
Blue Train (
John Coltrane , 1957)
Intensity (
Charles Earland , 1972)
Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972)
Brass Shout (
Art Farmer , 1959)
Sliding Easy (
Curtis Fuller , 1959)
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
Dizzy in Greece (
Dizzy Gillespie , 1957)
Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957)
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (
Benny Golson , 1958)
A Blowin' Session (
Johnny Griffin , 1957)
Mode for Joe (
Joe Henderson , 1966)
Last Chorus (
Ernie Henry , 1957)
Grass Roots (
Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Flute-In (
Bobbi Humphrey , 1971)
The Prime Element (
Elvin Jones , 1969)
Drums Around the World (
Philly Joe Jones , 1959)
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)
Cliff Jordan (
Clifford Jordan , 1957)
Kelly Great (
Wynton Kelly , 1959)
Greasy Kid Stuff! (
Harold Mabern , 1970)
Jacknife (
Jackie McLean , 1965)
Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965)
Evolution (
Grachan Moncur , 1963)
Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
Night Dreamer (
Wayne Shorter , 1964)
House Party (
Jimmy Smith , 1957–58)
The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58)
Mr. Natural (
Stanley Turrentine , 1964)
Tender Moments (
McCoy Tyner , 1967)
Easterly Winds (
Jack Wilson , 1967)
Mother Ship (
Larry Young , 1969)
Love Bug (
Reuben Wilson , 1969)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With others
Home! (
Gary Bartz , 1969)
Coral Keys (
Walter Bishop Jr. , 1971)
Child's Dance (
Art Blakey and
the Jazz Messengers , 1972)
Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
The Free Slave (
Roy Brooks , 1970)
Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983)
The Almoravid (
Joe Chambers , 1971)
Tones for Joan's Bones (
Chick Corea , 1966)
The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969)
Brilliant Circles (
Stanley Cowell , 1969)
Conversations (
Eric Dolphy , 1963)
Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
Tex Book Tenor /
Back from the Gig (
Booker Ervin , 1968)
Ichi-Ban (
Louis Hayes and
Junior Cook , 1976)
The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977)
If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (
Joe Henderson , 1970)
Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970)
Grass Roots (
Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70)
Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
Cirrus (
Bobby Hutcherson , 1974)
Bridge into the New Age (
Azar Lawrence , 1974)
'Bout Soul (
Jackie McLean , 1967)
Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967)
Reach Out! (
Hank Mobley , 1968)
Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970)
Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (
Pharoah Sanders , 1970)
The Cape Verdean Blues (
Horace Silver , 1965)
The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966)
Natural Soul (
Buddy Terry , 1967)
Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
Expansions (
McCoy Tyner , 1968)
The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (
Mal Waldron , 1986)
The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986)
Natural Essence (
Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Unity (
Larry Young , 1965)
Zawinul (
Joe Zawinul , 1970)
Box sets