Root Down by Smith, Jimmy (Record, 2016)

Verve, Vrv

0602547793591

23046060178

2016

Record

Jazz

Smith, Jimmy

Root Down

0.17 in

0.58 lb

12.32 in

12.28 in

6

United States

1.1 Sagg Shootin' His Arrow [Live] 1.2 For Everyone Under the Sun [Live] 1.3 After Hours [Live] 2.1 Root Down (And Get It) [Live] 2.2 Let's Stay Together [Live] 2.3 Slow Down Sagg [Live]

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Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. Root Down captures the king of the Hammond B3 organ, Jimmy Smith, playing down and dirty R&B. The album includes two versions (one previously unissued) of Smith's "Root Down," a song covered by the Beastie Boys in 1994. There is also a hypnotic reading of Al Green's pleading "Let's Stay Together," which yet again proves that Jimmy Smith is a man with a lot of soul. Jimmy achieved the rare distinction of releasing a series of instrumental jazz albums that often charted on Billboard. Smith helped popularize the Hammond B-3 electric organ, creating an indelible link between sixties soul and jazz improvisation.