Vibes player Johnny Lytle was one of the heroes of the early acid jazz club circuit, with his cut ‘Selim’ being an anthem of the scene. Ace reissued his first albumThe Loop last year and we are delighted to now put out the second, New And Groovy.

The line-up features Milt Harris (organ) Wynton Kelly (piano), George Duvivier (bass) Peppy Hinnant or Jimmy Cobb (drums) Montego Joe (congas) and Lytle on vibes.

The band power through a selection of original material like The Snapper, The Pulpit and Screamin Loud and the album also contains Lytles radical reworking of Miles Davis’ ‘Miles’ which Lytle retitles ‘Selim’. With poor distribution, New And Groovy barely made it