| Root Down | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Jimmy Smith |
| Cover: | Root Down Jimmy.jpeg |
| Released: | 1972 |
| Recorded: | February 8, 1972 |
| Venue: | The Bombay Bicycle Club, Los Angeles |
| Genre: | Jazz-funk |
| Length: | 41:47 67:08 (remastered version) |
| Label: | Verve V-8806 |
| Chronology: | Jimmy Smith |
| Prev Title: | In a Plain Brown Wrapper |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Bluesmith |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
Root Down is a 1972 live jazz album by Jimmy Smith, released on the Verve 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 for their song "Root Down."[1]
Root Down peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Top Jazz Album charts.
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine 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."[1]
2000 remastered edition (Verve By Request series)
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