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]

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)

Reception edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.