Showing posts with label root down Jimmy Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label root down Jimmy Smith. Show all posts
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Root down
A friend just put me onto Jimmy Smith's 1972 album Root Down, whose title track was sampled most famously by the Beastie Boys, above.
The original has just been remastered and rereleased, this is a wicked slice of funk with lethal congas and some criminally addictive rhythm guitar on top of an ecstatically shuffling boogaloo groove.
I won't mention the bass guitar, but I accept no liability for sprains.
Mara has some unbelievable step moves to this one.
Fitting in nicely with recent Los Angeles and bicycle discussions this track was recorded in February 1972 at -uh- the Bombay Bicycle Club, Los Angeles.
Play It Loud.
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