Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Jimmy Smith Rap, artist - Jimmy Smith. Album song Off The Top, in the genre Date of issue: 12.07.1982
Record label: Elektra Entertainment
Song language: English
Jimmy Smith Rap |
| Good God Almighty, like back in the old days |
| You know, years ago they had the A&R men |
| To tell you what to play, how to play it |
| And you know, whether it’s disco or rock |
| But we just told Bruce that we wanted to straighten that jazz out |
| And so we got the fellas together |
| Grady Tate, Ron Carter, George Benson, Stanley Turrentine |
| Stanley was coming off a cool jazz festival |
| Ron was coming off a cool jazz festival |
| And we just went in the studio and we did it |
| We had the champagne in the studio, of course |
| You know, compliments of the company |
| And we just laid back and did it |
| Also, Grady Tate’s wife brought us down some home cooked chicken |
| And we just laid back and we was chomping on chicken and having a ball |
| Jazz is the only real music that’s gonna last |
| All that other bullshit is here today and gone tomorrow |
| But jazz was, is and always will be |
| We may not do this sort of recording again |
| And I may not get with the fellas again |
| George, Ron, Grady Tate, Stanley Turrentine |
| So we hope you enjoy listening to this album half as much as we enjoyed playing |
| it for you |
| Because we had a ball |