Good 'n' Groovy

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Good 'n' Groovy
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Studio album by
Joe Newman with Frank Foster
Released1961
RecordedMarch 17, 1961
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length38:13
Label Swingville
SVLP 2019
Producer Esmond Edwards
Joe Newman chronology
Jive at Five
(1960)		Good 'n' Groovy
(1961)		 Joe's Hap'nin's
(1961)

Good 'n' Groovy is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman with saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Swingville label. [1] [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This was the second of Joe Newman's three dates he led under the Swingville banner". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Newman except as indicated

  1. "A.M. Romp" - 6:56
  2. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 5:39
  3. "Mo-Lasses" - 6:26
  4. "To Rigmor" - 5:15
  5. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 7:03
  6. "Loop-D-Loop" - 6:51

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Swingville Label Discography, accessed December 8, 2015
  2. ↑ Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series, accessed December 8, 2015
  3. 1 2 Rusch, Bob. Good 'n' Groovy – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1075. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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