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Released
  
1970

Artist
  
Jimmy Smith

Producer
  
Johnny Pate

Genres
  
Jazz-funk, Jazz fusion

Recorded
  
1970

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
Verve Records

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Groove Drops(1970)
  
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Jimmy smith groove drops


Groove Drops is a 1970 jazz album by Jimmy Smith, arranged, conducted and produced by Johnny Pate and released on the Verve label.

Contents

On the Billboard albums chart, Groove Drops peaked at number 197, and at 13 on the top Jazz albums chart.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album two and a half stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn writing that the album had a "Good title cut, nice solos throughout."

Track listing

  1. "Groove Drops" (Jimmy Smith) - 4:15
  2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 5:50
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 6:00
  4. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) - 6:25
  5. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 3:40
  6. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 4:45

Personnel

  • Jimmy Smith - Electric organ
  • Johnny Pate - arranger, conductor, producer
  • George Piros - engineer
  • Val Valentin - director of engineering

    • Songs

    1Groove Drops4:15
    2Days of Wine and Roses5:50
    3Sunny6:00

    References

    Groove Drops Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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