The Groove Juice Special

• Artist: Slim & Slam
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• Release Date: 1938 01 19-1942 04 04
• Total Time: 50:49
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Singer/guitarist Slim Gaillard and bassist Slam Stewart made for a frequently hilarious and outrageous team. Gaillard's jive talk and the basic but memorable originals (best-known of which is "The Flat Foot Floogie") made Slim & Slam a popular group in the late '30s. All of their joint recordings were reissued in a perfectly done box set for Affinity a few years ago, so this single disc pales in comparison. and since eight of the 20 numbers that are included here are alternate takes (including "Floogie"), this is not quite a definitive introductory or greatest-hits set either, although beginners should be delighted by the music. The performances (which sometimes includes such guests as trumpeter Al Killian, clarinetist Garvin Bushell, drummers Kenny Clarke and Chico Hamilton and tenor great Ben Webster) are quite fun, but a bit more planning should have gone into the programming. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Flat Foot Floogie	Slam Stewart, Slim Gaillard, Bud Green	Slim & Slam	(2:28)
Chinatown, My Chinatown	William Jerome, Jean Schwartz	Slim & Slam	(2:35)
Oh, Lady Be Good	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Slim & Slam	(2:33)
Ti-Pi-Tin	María Mendez Grever, Raymond Leveen	Slim & Slam	(2:30)
Vol Vist du Gaily Star	Slim Gaillard, Bud Green, Martin Block	Slim & Slam	(2:42)
Dopey Joe	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(2:26)
Sweet Safronia	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(2:09)
Chicken Rhythm	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:50)
Matzoh Balls	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:31)
Chittlin' Switch Blues	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:47)
Swingin' in the Key of C	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:42)
Boot-Ta-La-Za	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:43)
Bongo	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:54)
Lookin' for a Place to Park	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(3:01)
A Tip on the Numbers	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(2:51)
B-19	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(3:03)
African Jive	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(2:46)
Palm Springs Jump	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(2:37)
Ra-Da-Da-Da	Slim Gaillard	Slim & Slam	(2:41)
Groove Juice Special	Slim Gaillard	Slim Gaillard	(2:41)

Credits

Jimmy Rowles (Piano), Slam Stewart (Vocals), Slam Stewart (String Bass), Ben Webster (Sax (Tenor)), Slim & Slam (Performer), Slim Gaillard (Guitar), Slim Gaillard (Guitar (Electric)), Slim Gaillard (Leader), Slim Gaillard (Vocals), Slim Gaillard (Vibraphone), Slim Gaillard (Main Performer), Steven Berkowitz (?), Steven Berkowitz (Reissue Series), Sam Allen (Piano), Garvin Bushell (Clarinet), Kenny Clarke (Drums), Pompey Dobson (Drums), Nick Fenton (String Bass), Tommy Fulford (Piano), Kevin Gore (?), Kevin Gore (Reissue Series), Larry Keyes (?), Larry Keyes (Mapping Engineer), Al Killian (Trumpet), Loumell Morgan (Piano), Hubert Pettaway (Drums), Leo Watson (Drums), Leo Watson (Vocals), Kenneth Hollon (Sax (Tenor)), Tony Sellari (Art Direction), Seth Rothstein (Project Director), Randall Martin (Design), Herman Flintall (Sax (Alto)), Michael Brooks (Compilation Producer), Harry Coster (?), Harry Coster (Restoration), William Oscar Smith (String Bass), Julian Allen (Illustrations), Forrest "Chico" Hamilton (Drums), Cyril Newman (Trumpet)