Groove Drops

Groove Drops is a 1970 jazz album by Jimmy Smith, arranged, conducted and produced by Johnny Pate and released on the Verve label.^{[1] [2]}

On the Billboard albums chart, Groove Drops peaked at number 197, and at 13 on the top Jazz albums chart.^[3]

Allmusic awarded the album two and a half stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn writing that the album had a:

"Good title cut, nice solos throughout."^[1]

1. "Groove Drops" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:15
2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 5:50
3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 6:00
4. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 6:25
5. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 3:40
6. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:45

• Jimmy Smith – Electronic organ
• Johnny Pate – arranger, conductor, producer
• George Piros – engineer
• Val Valentin – director of engineering

• Groove Drops at The Incredible Jimmy Smith site

• 1970 albums
• Albums arranged by Johnny Pate
• Albums produced by Johnny Pate
• Jimmy Smith (musician) albums
• Verve Records albums

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