Monday, October 8, 2012

Jimmy Smith - Root Down - Live!


Year : 1972
Label : Verve
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk

Fabulous and most famous live recording from Los Angeles by the Hammond B3 organist star, the 'Godfather' of Soul Jazz, Jimmy Smith featuring bassist Wilton Felder guitarist Arthur Adams from The Crusaders, drummer Paul Humphrey, percussionist Buck Clarke and harmonica player Steve Williams. Titles include more Jazz with heavy Funk/Soul expressions than pure Soul Jazz style among the Al Green's classic "Let's Stay Together", three Jimmy Smith's compostions whose "Root Down (And Get It)" sampled by the Beastie Boys on "Root Down" extracted from "III Communication" (1994).
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