You might recognize the song "Green Onions" from the trailer for Chicken Run. Or you may recognize it because you've been to a baseball game in your lifetime. Booker T. & The MG's took Jimmy Smith's jazz organ and reinvented it for the pop market.An interesting fact about the song "Green Onions," is that it fell in and out of the top spot on the Billboard soul charts 3 times! The single was an improvised studio jam recorded while the group was waiting to start a recording session.
In addition to the hit single, there's a cover of a Ray Charles tune, a very satisfying version of "Twist and Shout," and even a sequel to "Green Onions" called "Mo' Onions." While listening to this, I flip-flopped from feeling like I was at a baseball game to feeling like I was at church. But, I enjoyed it the whole time.
Hearing this album makes me want to give Jimmy Smith another chance...
Favorite Tracks: "Green Onions," "I Got A Woman," "Twist and Shout," "One Who Really Loves You" and "Mo' Onions"
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