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The Groove Juice Special

 
Album Review: The Groove Juice Special

  • Artist: Slim & Slam
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • 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 TitleComposersPerformersTime
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 MarĂ­a 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)
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