''Root Down'' is a 1972 live
jazz album by
Jimmy Smith, released on the
Verve
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label. It was recorded in
Los Angeles on February 8, 1972. It includes the song "Root Down (And Get It)" which was
sampled by the
Beastie Boys
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for their song "
Root Down."
''Root Down'' peaked at number 24 on the
''Billboard'' Top Jazz Album charts.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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wrote: "...the album captures a performance Smith gave with a relatively young supporting band who were clearly influenced by modern funk and rock. They push Smith to playing low-down grooves that truly cook: 'Sagg Shootin' His Arrow' and 'Root Down (And Get It)' are among the hottest tracks he ever cut...There are times where the pace slows, but the tension never sags, and the result is one of the finest, most exciting records in Smith's catalog. If you think you know everything about Jimmy Smith, this is the album for you."
Track listing
# "Sagg Shootin' His Arrow" (
Jimmy Smith) – 7:09
# "For Everyone Under the Sun" (Peter Chase) – 5:56
# "After Hours" – 7:45
# "Root Down (And Get It)" (Smith) – 7:44
# "
Let's Stay Together" (
Al Green
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) – 6:30
# "Slow Down Sagg" (Smith) – 6:43
2000 remastered edition (''Verve By Request'' series)
# "Introduction" (Hidden Track) - 2:07
# "Sagg Shootin' His Arrow"
nedited version– 11:45
# "For Everyone Under the Sun" – 5:55
# "After Hours" – 7:51
# "Root Down (And Get It)"
nedited version– 12:39
# "Let's Stay Together" – 6:27
# "Slow Down Sagg"
nedited version– 10:22
# "Root Down (And Get It)"
reviously unissued alternative version– 12:13
Personnel
*
Jimmy Smith -
Hammond B3 organ
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*
Paul Humphrey -
drums
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*
Wilton Felder -
bass guitar
*
Buck Clarke
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-
congas
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,
percussion
*
Arthur Adams -
guitar
*Steve Williams -
harmonica
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;Reissue personnel
*Hollis King - art direction
*Sherniece Smith - art producer
*Carlos Kase - audio supervisor, producer, research coordination
*Ed Green - engineer
*Jack Hunt
*Mark Smith - producer, research assistant
*Tom Greenwood - producer, research coordination
*John Wriggle
*Eric Miller - producer, supervising editor, supervising engineer
*Bryan Koniarz - production coordination
*Ben Young - research
References
External links
''Root Down'' at The Incredible Jimmy Smith site
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1972 live albums
Live jazz-funk albums
Jimmy Smith (musician) live albums
Verve Records live albums