Root Down is a 1972 live jazz album by Jimmy Smith. The album was recorded in Los Angeles on February 8, 1972. Smith is joined by Paul Humphrey, Wilton Felder, Buck Clarke, Arthur Adams, and Steve Williams.The album features the song "Root Down (And Get It)" which was sampled by the Beastie Boys for their song "Root Down"."...Recorded live in Los Angeles in February 1972, 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..." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com This vintage album's cover photo, of Jimmy Smith poised onstage over his Hammond organ in what seems a moment of intense creative reflection, is an apt metaphor for the music within. Performed in front of a small but appreciatively vocal crowd at L.A.'s Bombay Bicycle Club, this 1972 set hits its groove from the get-go and never lets up. Live jazz recordings don't get much better than this, musically or sonically. Such is its ability to convey the flesh and blood behind the act that, when listening to it, I often feel that I'm there, too, hooting it up with the others.-Robert Schryer, Stereophile Magazine Record To Die For 2019 Features: 180g Vinyl LPMusicians:Jimmy Smith, Hammond B3 organPaul Humphrey, drumsWilton Felder, bass guitarBuck Clarke, congas, percussionArthur Adams, guitarSteve Williams, harmonicaSelections:Side One:1. Sagg Shootin' His Arrow2. For Everyone Under the Sun3. After HoursSide Two:1. Root Down (And Get It)2. Let's Stay Together3. Slow Down Sagg
