Groove Drops

Groove Drops
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
Released1970
RecordedNovember 20, 1968
GenresJazz-funk, jazz fusion
Length30:55
LabelVerve V6-8794
ProducerJohnny Pate
Jimmy Smith chronology
The Boss
(1969)		 Groove Drops
(1970)		 The Other Side of Jimmy Smith
(1970)
Singles from Groove Drops
  1. "Groove Drops"
    Released: Mat 1970

Groove Drops is a 1970 jazz album by Jimmy Smith, arranged, conducted and produced by Johnny Pate and released on the Verve label.

On the Billboard albums chart, Groove Drops peaked at number 197, and at 13 on the top Jazz albums chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarHalf star

Allmusic awarded the album two and a half stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn writing that the album had a:

"Good title cut, nice solos throughout."

Track listing

  1. "Groove Drops" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:15
  2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 5:50
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 6:00
  4. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 6:25
  5. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 3:40
  6. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:45

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1970) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 197 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Groove Drops". Allmusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Discogs accessed April 1, 2015
  3. 1 2 "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.