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- Genre: Jazz
- Description: 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 InchRoot Down,Inch a song covered by the Beastie Boys in 1994. There is also a hypnotic reading of Al Green's pleading InchLet's Stay Together,Inch 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. Album Tracks 1. Sagg Shootin' His Arrow [Live] 2. For Everyone Under the Sun [Live] 3. After Hours [Live] 1. Root Down (And Get It) [Live] 2. Let's Stay Together [Live] 3. Slow Down Sagg [Live]
- Artist: Jimmy Smith
- Title: Root Down
- Format: VINYL
- Label: Verve
- Release Date: 06/24/2016
- Genre: Jazz
- Other
- Product Name: Jimmy Smith - Root Down - VINYL LP
- UPC: 602547793591
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 InchRoot Down,Inch a song covered by the Beastie Boys in 1994. There is also a hypnotic reading of Al Green's pleading InchLet's Stay Together,Inch 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. Album Tracks 1. Sagg Shootin' His Arrow [Live] 2. For Everyone Under the Sun [Live] 3. After Hours [Live] 1. Root Down (And Get It) [Live] 2. Let's Stay Together [Live] 3. Slow Down Sagg [Live]
