Jimmy Smith - Root Down - Acoustic Sounds Series LP

180g Vinyl LP — Acoustic Sounds Series

Root Down was Hammond B-3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve, recorded in Los Angeles on February 8, 1972. It includes the funky title track, later famously sampled by the Beastie Boys, and reached No. 24 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. Verve's Acoustic Sounds series offers definitive audiophile-grade reissues, mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed at Quality Record Pressings.

Features

• 180g vinyl LP
• Acoustic Sounds Series reissue
• Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Stoughton Printing gatefold tip-on jacket
• Label: Verve

Musicians

• Jimmy Smith — organ
• Arthur Adams — guitars
• Wilton Felder — bass
• Paul Humphrey — drums
• Buck Clarke — congas, percussion
• Steve Williams — harmonica

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Sagg Shootin' His Arrow
2. For Everyone Under the Sun
3. After Hours

Side Two:

1. Root Down (And Get It)
2. Let's Stay Together
3. Slow Down Sagg