Jimmy Smith: Root Down LP (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) ETJS-33 and headed into CBS Studios

and headed into CBS Studios in Paris to record this all-time classic album

pianist Herbie Hancock arrived fully formed at the helm of an impressive quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard

German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp is one of the most intriguing yet little-known figures in Blue Note history

and Luciana Souza

Jimmy Smith: Root Down LP (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) ETJS-33 and headed into CBS StudiosVerve, 1972 Root Down was Hammond B 3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1972, it features a young band that were very influenced by the funk and rock scenes of the time. The albums title track was famously sampled by the Beastie Boys for their 1995 recording of the same name. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180 gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.