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I'm Gon' Get Myself Together
  front cover   side a

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I Know What I Want
5:21
Johnny Pate

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
5:15
Cropper / Redding

Uh Ruh
2:45
Jimmy Smith

Gon' Git Myself Together
5:30
Jimmy Smith

  
  back cover   side b

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Dirty Roosta Booga
5:00
Smith / Pate

Spill The Wine
5:50
War

Need Mo'
6:16
Jimmy Smith

Sugar, Sugar
5:15
Barry / Kim

  
  label a  

recording dates

studio



label

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T.T.G. Sound Studios, Hollywood, California*

Bell Sound Studios, New York City**

Verve

SE-4751

  

PERSONNEL
organ
Jimmy Smith
  
     
arr/cond
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band unknown

  
  TECH  
producer
   Johnny Pate  
     
engineer
  

Rich Jacobs*
Tony Brianard**

  
  label b – all from MGM issue  
director of engineering
   Val Valentin  
REISSUES label   year   cat no.      
    MGM (UK)   1971   2304 020      
REVIEW   This, Jimmy Smith's second collaboration with Johnny Pate, was more sucessful than their previous effort, Groove Drops. It also marks Jimmy's first foray into the jazz funk arena, although not his best. The funk here is mostly quite rough, with heavy beats and plenty of distorted and wah'd guitar. Pate brings in plenty of big brass to jazz things up a little, whilst over it all Jimmy just keeps on doing his thing. He also sings on a few of the tunes here, although not particularly well. It's a tough-sounding album, with a formula that was never returned too.  
   

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