Of the many multi-volume collections released in the '90s by Irma, the Italian label's Groovy collection is one of the most engaging. The collection is subtitled A Collection of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks and indeed lives up to its name, compiling obscure jazz records that are lively enough -- either in terms of funk or soul -- to warrant play in a dance club setting. The collection go all the way back to the '50s and up to the '80s, compiling a little bit of everything, from traditional jazz to non-traditional jazz-inflected styles of music. Highlights of the first volume include Milt Jackson's "The Metal Melter," Patti Austin's "That's Enough for Me," Deodato's "Super Strut," Steve Stills and Al Kooper's "Season of the Witch," and Boz Scaggs' "Hercules." ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Groovy, Vol. 1: A Collection of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks
07/05/1996
All Music Guide Review
Groovy, Vol. 1: A Collection of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks Track Listing
Credits of Groovy, Vol. 1: A Collection of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks
- Valerie Malone
- Vocals
- Rick Marotta
- Drums
- Nilson Matta
- Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic)
- Hugh McCracken
- Guitar (Electric)
- Del Newman
- Producer
- Victor Paz
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
- Drums
- Joe Roccisano
- Flute, Sax (Alto)
- Claudio Roditi
- Trumpet, Performer, Flugelhorn, Vocals
- Mickey Roker
- Drums
- Larry Rosen
- Producer
- John Rowin
- Guitar
- Skip Scarborough
- Keyboards, Producer
- Joe Sherman
- Arranger, Conductor
- Tyrone Steels
- Percussion, Vocals
- Tony Studd
- Trombone (Bass)
- James Talbert
- Piano (Electric)
- William Talbert
- Organ, Arranger
- Akira Tana
- Drums
- Creed Taylor
- Producer
- Richard Tee
- Organ, Piano
- Brooks Tillotson
- French Horn
- Frank Vicari
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Dale Warren
- Piano, Vibraphone, Arranger, Producer
- Fred Wesley
- Trombone
- Marotta
- Drums
- Francesco Boccuzzi
- Percussion, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards
- Vanni Boccuzzi
- Percussion, Keyboards
- Piero Mangini
- Percussion, Drums
- Tonio Napoletano
- Bass, Percussion
- Skip Scarbrough
- Keyboards
- Vladimir Vassilieff
- Piano
- Baricentro
- Performer
- Nathan Watts
- Bass
- Umbi Damiani
- Design, Photography
- Elena Fiumi
- Illustrations
- Dick Friffin
- Trombone
- Steve Stills
- Guitar (Electric), Performer
- Alessandro Cutulo
- Mastering
- Bill Rinheart
- Producer
- Steve Jordan
- Drums
- Luca Trevisi
- Selection
- Larry Austin
- Bass
- Simone Serritella
- Tracking
- Deodato
- Arranger, Performer, Conductor, Keyboards
- Webster Lewis
- Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals, Performer, Producer, Bass
- Lynn Blessing
- Vibraphone
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion
- Asha Puthli
- Performer
- David T. Walker
- Guitar
- Nancy Ames
- Performer
- The Aquarians
- Performer
- Manny Kellem
- Producer
- Al McKibbon
- Bass
- 24-Carat Black
- Performer
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion
- Francisco Aguabella
- Percussion, Drums, Conga
- Wayne Andre
- Trombone
- Rubens Bassini
- Percussion, Conga
- Willie Bobo
- Percussion
- Johnny Bristol
- Producer
- Harvey Brooks
- Bass
- Garnett Brown
- Trombone
- James Buffington
- French Horn
- Sam Burtis
- Trombone
- Charles Veal
- Producer
- Stanley Clarke
- Bass
- Billy Cobham
- Drums
- Burt Collins
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Dave Grusin
- Arranger, Keyboards, Producer
- Rafael Cruz
- Percussion
- Gilmore Digap
- Percussion, Conga
- Kathleen Dent
- Vocals
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Jerome Derrickson
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Eckert
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Gordon Edwards
- Bass
- Ernie Fields Jr.
- Saxophone
- Chuck Findley
- Trumpet
- Ricky Foster
- Trumpet
- Daniel Freiberg
- Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
- James Gadson
- Drums
- Eric Gale
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Tommy "Snuff" Garrett
- Producer
- John Gatchell
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- William Gentry
- Trumpet
- Stanley Gilbert
- Bass
- Princess Hearn
- Vocals
- Marlo Henderson
- Guitar
- Eddie Hoh
- Drums
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Vibraphone
- Gregory Ingram
- Sax (Alto)
- Helen Keane
- Producer
- Ernest Latimore
- Guitar, Vocals
- Will Lee
- Bass (Electric)
- David Liebman
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Carl Lott
- Drums
- John Tropea
- Guitar
- Liza Minnelli
- Performer
- Patti Austin
- Vocals, Performer
- Al Kooper
- Organ, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Guitar (12 String), Producer, Performer, Ondioline
- Boz Scaggs
- Performer
- Michael Brecker
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Hank Crawford
- Sax (Alto)
- Jon Faddis
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Herbie Hancock
- Synthesizer
- Jimmy Heath
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Milt Jackson
- Vibraphone, Performer
- Roger Kellaway
- Piano
- Steve Khan
- Guitar (Electric)
- Hubert Laws
- Flute
- Joe Pass
- Guitar
- Esther Phillips
- Vocals, Performer
- Cedar Walton
- Piano
- Dave MacKay
- Vocals, Voices
- Joe Temperley
- Sax (Baritone)











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