''Good 'n' Groovy'' is an album by trumpeter
Joe Newman with saxophonist
Frank Foster recorded in 1961 and originally released on the
Swingville label.
Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series
accessed December 8, 2015
Reception
AllMusic
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awarded the album 4 stars stating "This was the second of Joe Newman's three dates he led under the Swingville banner".
Track listing
''All compositions by Joe Newman except as indicated''
# "A.M. Romp" - 6:56
# "Li'l Darlin'" ( Neal Hefti) - 5:39
# "Mo-Lasses" - 6:26
# "To Rigmor" - 5:15
# "Just Squeeze Me
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" (Duke Ellington
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, Lee Gaines) - 7:03
# "Loop-D-Loop" - 6:51
Personnel
* Joe Newman - trumpet
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* Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
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*Tommy Flanagan
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- piano
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- bass
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*Bill English - drums
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References
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1961 albums
Joe Newman (trumpeter) albums
Swingville Records albums
Albums produced by Esmond Edwards
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio