Pianist and composerAndrew Hillhad already built a formidable and beguiling body of work on Blue Note by the time he recordedGrass Rootsin 1968, an album that stands as one of the most immediately accessible in his prolific output for the label which spans 1963-2006. Hills heady brilliance was indisputably established with fiercely creative albums such asBlack Fire,Point of Departure, andJudgment!, but onGrass Rootshe had another idea in mind. Im not proving myself here, Hill explained in the original liner notes. I want to give something. I want to reach out from myself to make people happy who listen to this. Thats what grass roots are in music. Getting down to the basics, getting down as deep as you can into feeling. With a quintet eminently suitable for that taskLee Morganon trumpet,Booker Ervinon tenor saxophone,Ron Carteron bass, andFreddie Waitson drumsHill presented a set of five original compositions imbued with a deep sense of feeling, groove, and lyricism including the feel-good title track, the festive Mira, and the propulsive Soul Special. via Label

Label: Blue Note
Series: Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180g
Reissued: 2025 / Original Release: 1968
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Soul-Jazz

File under: Blue Note Tone Poet Series