Signed by Blue Note's legendary founder and producer Alfred Lion – who called him "my last great protégé – Blue Note issued numerous groundbreaking and highly influential albums by Hill between 1963 and 1970. Featuring many of the most provocative, adventurous and important musicians of that incredibly fertile period – including Eric Dolphy, Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Booker Ervin, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan, John Gilmore, Richard Davis and many others – classic sessions such as this one, Grass Roots, earned Hill a well deserved reputation as a brilliant composer, pianist and bandleader, and one of the most compelling and original figures to emerge during that era.

Track Listing
1. Grass Roots
2. Venture Inward
3. Mira
4. Soul Special
5. Bayou Red