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 .
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]
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
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 WithArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers WithHank 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