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Good 'n' Groovy

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Good 'n' Groovy
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedMarch 17, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:13
LabelSwingville
SVLP 2019
ProducerEsmond 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]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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

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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

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  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. ^ a b 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.