Jimmy Smith ‎– Root Down - Jimmy Smith Live! (1972)

 James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1925 or 1928^[1] – February 8, 2005)^[2] was an American jazz musician whose albums often appeared on Billboard magazine charts. He helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.

In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians.^[3]

00:00 - 11:44 01. Sagg Shootin' His Arrow (Unedited Performance) 11:44 - 17:39 02. For Everyone Under The Sun 17:39 - 25:30 03. After Hours 25:30 - 38:09 04. Root Down (And Get It) (Unedited Performance) 38:09 - 44:36 05. Let's Stay Together 44:36 - 54:58 06. Slow Down Sagg (Unedited Performance) 54:58 - 1:07:11 07. Root Down (And Get It) (Previously Unissued Alternative Version) Bass – Wilton Felder Congas, Percussion – Buck Clarke Drums – Paul Humphrey Engineer – Ed Greene (3), Jack Hunt Executive-Producer – Eddie Ray (2) Guitar – Arthur Adams Harmonica – Steve Williams (14) Photography By – David Rawcliffe Recorded By, Edited By – Eric Miller (6)