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Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Roots & Herbs is a jazz album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1970. The CD reissue features three alternate takes, two of which originally released in 1979 on Pisces.

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter.

  1. "Ping Pong" – 7:06
  2. "Roots and Herbs" – 6:05
  3. "The Back Sliders" – 7:51
  4. "United" – 7:29
  5. "Look at the Birdie" – 6:45
  6. "Master Mind" – 6:55

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "The Back Sliders" (Alternate Take) - 6:57
  2. "Ping Pong" (Alternate Version) - 5:58
  3. "United" (Alternate Version) - 6:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Oct 24, 1970
  2. ^ Roots & Herbs at AllMusic
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.