Jimmy Smith - Root Down (Part1)

[walterwaydanilo1]

i kick it rooot down!!!!! i

[MrMms1969]

simplesmente ducaralho!!!!

justa fucking amazing...

this is a drumming lesson

by learning this song on drumms, you will complete one more level in your life...

[Django5198]

guitar's not bad either!

[hegotallofthatone]

don't care what brought you here......just glad we're both listening to Jimmy Smith

[GoodMusicSeekers]

One of the best bass lines ever.

[mixmastabeef]

the comment below me experienced the "Warning"

[kwzim]

Yhaaaaa!!!!



[MrConfrontator]

Yeah, great <3

[zkxb]

Live from 1972? Major kudos to the recording engineer for getting a nice clean sound, capturing the nuance of each instrument, and a great mix.

[ltinsley2]

gut bucket F-U-N-K!!!



[nmlc525]

Funkin Awesome. Timeless treasure!

[rogerjazzfan]

Epic post, Skunk The Man.

[satx71]

PLAY IT LOUD!!!!!

[hegotallofthatone]

a friend of mine broke this out one night and i've never been the same

[abrarsutube]

feelin it funky down!

[ugowhereiwent]

there goes the guy with the funky sound

[AakwardAardvark]

@ugowhereiwent haha very true

[vitor3377]

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUhHIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,Q­ue tempo bom que nao volta mais...



[oilstain1]

F**k Yeah!

[mixmastabeef]

FUNKY FRESHHHHH

[funkyleo1973]

You can almost hear what the album will sound like simply by looking at the cover.

[AakwardAardvark]

ahh i wish i had better speakers.. 

[jessejdubb]

i need the bass tabs to this

[boo66]

@jessejdubb

If you need tabs you're not going to be funky.

[luishdosreis]

This track should have this as a sidenote:

"Warning: Groovy bassline might eject you from your computer chair into outer space or cause immediate ejaculation".

[foketesz]

@luishdosreis yeah, man! the bass!!!!!!! gets you bubbling in 5 secs

[quote55]

Fattest drum line of all time

[paulj0557]

Anybody like me, where you guessed that organ must be metal wheels making that sound somehow? I grew up with a Hammond tone wheel organ in the house and my dad explained it wasn't a wind organ...and left it at that. Years later I was listening to the radio and heard that same organ sound that we had and though, ' Man, that's metal making that sound somehow...'. Wasn't far off at all, but it's the metal wheels spinning in front of single magnetic pick-ups. Nothing sounds metal, but metal. Dig?

[lauriehammy]

Thats him ! There goes the guy with the funky sound ! KING ADROCK

[DieMenschMaschine85]

This is fuckin' amazing. The sun is shining and I'm just getting ready to go out. Great track to put in a great mood for thday! Thank you Mr Smith!

[kingsburg08]

Damn... I'm feeling this. Old school hits are still hits. Great song man.

[unclejunglebass]

wilton felder also played saxophone?? BOSS!

[sysvrev0]

wow! have mercy indeed! this is some funky shit! much love to all the funkmeisters.

[IronPanda666]

As much as I love a funky rhythm section, nothing gets me more excited than hearing a funky guitar player.

[krellings]

You know a song is good when the first 30seconds has you mesmerized.Funk in its natural state.

[lfmundy2002]

The roots are dug up at its deepest points by this McGriff musical touch.

[dofphish]

Cause I got the fro I grab my dick and say, "Oh my God, that's some funky shit".

[lujackb]

now why would someone 'prefer' the beasties version????????over Jimmy Smith??????you must be deaf,sir

[darthmamdouh]

Some songs you never get tired of... Rest in peace Jimmy, you gave us some of the best music ever.

[Nellynoodlebums]

Who's playing the bass and drums on this man>? WOW!

[psyne000]

@Nellynoodlebums Paul Humphries on Drums and Winton Felder on Bass. Its some funky Shit right...have mercy..!!!

[whoopdeefriggindoo]

i'm so happy i've come to know this :)

[puffAH73]

yes a hamond b 3 john hammond gloucester mass

[TTmaniax]

We play this one all the time. Jimmy Smith is the man!

[dothedewupurs]

Wilton Felder's playing is always in the damn pocket. HOT DAMN

[phildafunk27]

I'm just discovering Jimmy Smith over the last few months. It's a shame our culture is spoon-fed so much pop crap. This guy should be as famous and his tunes as well known as the Rolling Stones or the Beatles

[kriegh94]

OMFG...it´s so much funky!

[jelloboy61]

History...tradition...badass

[xluisle]

wow this one is the original they got the tracks from

[connoisseurodg]

The extended version is 12+ minutes!! A must hear for fans of any type of music.

[2u9h]

@connoisseurodg what album is the 12 min version on???

[zacho47]

@2u9h Root Down

[zacho47]

@2u9h Root Down

[WorldGroovesVidz]

Jimmy... holding it tight...

[pawrzix]

@hapless837 i'm on grabtube and now, how to download a track?

[toecramper]

is that a hammond b-3?

[3makmusic]

@toecramper Hell Yes

[3makmusic]

@toecramper Hell Yes, B-3 and a Leslie, probably a 122

[FunkySkunk90]

@toecramper

It is.

[TheJesseMusic]

@toecramper Really man?

[madboutbeasties]

love this so much!!!! thanks for posting.

[5hawnK3lly]

sexy

[EmotionalSponge]

It's funny how people like the old songs after they've heard the hip hop that samples it. Like Stetsasonic said "Rap brings back old R & B and if we would not people would've forgot". It's not stealing - it's a tribute.

[MrMusicevolution]

@EmotionalSponge I used to love that song..Stet was great.

[thefungarian]

Until today I only knew the Beasties version -which I still love, but this blew me away!

[senou99]

sooooo funky!

[watchinshadows]

F**k yeah!

[jazzzzdude]

The beginning reminds me of Lalo Schiffrin's Dirty Harry theme tune.

[jazzzzdude]

Where is part 2?

[FunkySkunk90]

@jazzzzdude

/watch?v=6OPa_Wu6iC4&feature=r­elated

[jazzzzdude]

@FunkySkunk90 I found it thanks

[fatshoolaces]

@FunkySkunk90 Isn't Root Down a reference to the chords that he's playing ?

[jrogers71]

Thanks.

[sayyes2bull]

beasties, who? hahaha! man, this is jimmy smith! he be the man.

[garlicbowl]

@sayyes2bull

Props to you! People need to respect the origin of these grooves. RIP Jimmy... you truly were INCREDIBLE.

[TheDatasureal]

Thanx homie

[coka5841]

fucking sick groove

[nondescriptman]

as much as I love Beastie Boys ... I mean there's sampling and there's sampling! they basically took the track and rapped over it ... total rip off IMO

[kevinator133]

GOOD STUFF

[deejayhenke]

daaaaamn thats feuunkei

[dannpenn]

powerful!! i didn't know that's the original, i knew the sample by the beasties .Very very awesome!!

[dumbjolly]

best jazz funk album ever

[matzazz]

Love the beasties version but this one works the groove more...namely the gat

[Khultan]

@matzazz 'love the beastie's version bu tthis one works the groove more...' Ha ha ha

[nakabar]

@matzazz well that's because the beasties just sampled a few bars of this so it's pretty much the same for the whole song, this is the source material, the full version

[3234718]

@matzazz I thought you said the beatles version. That woulda been different

[duncabbin]

pure class

[Eleos87]

yeeeeeessssss

[mtruapehu187]

Oh my god thats the funky sh%t

[loungecruz]

damn straight

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥