Roots, Branches & Dances

1979 studio album by Ronnie Mathews

Studio album by

Ronnie Mathews

Released

1979

Recorded

December 7, 1978

Studio

Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY

Genre

Jazz

Length

41:16

Label

Bee Hive Records BH 7008

Producer

Jim Neumann, Susan Neumann

Ronnie Mathews chronology

Trip to the Orient
(1975)

Roots, Branches & Dances
(1979)

Legacy
(1979)

Roots, Branches & Dances is an album by pianist Ronnie Mathews which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Bee Hive label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "The music is essentially advanced hard bop with a few surprises tossed in. An intriguing set".^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Selima's Dance"	Ronnie Mathews	7:40
2.	"It Don't Mean a Thing"	Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	6:50
3.	"Hi-Fly"	Randy Weston	6:08
4.	"Thews' Blues"	Mathews	7:00
5.	"Susanita"	Ray Drummond	8:30
6.	"Reflections"	Thelonious Monk	5:08
Total length:			41:16

^ Mosaic Records: The Complete Bee Hive Sessions - Track Listing, Personnel & Recording Dates, accessed September 19, 2017
^ Jazzlists: Bee Hive Records discography, accessed September 19, 2017
^ Jazzlists: Ronnie Mathews discography, accessed September 19, 2017
^ Ronnie Mathews catalog, accessed September 19, 2017
^ Ronnie Mathews Leader Entry, accessed September 19, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Ronnie Mathews: Roots, Branches and Dances – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2017.