Grass Roots (Andrew Hill album)
Grass Roots | ||||
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Studio album by Andrew Hill | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded |
April 19 (tracks 6-10) and August 5, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 69:02 | |||
Label |
Blue Note BST 84303 | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
Andrew Hill chronology | ||||
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Grass Roots is the tenth album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] 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.
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]
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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
- 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
References
- ↑ Andrew Hill discography accessed September 30, 2010
- 1 2 Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 2010
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