Jump to content

Jimmy McGriff at the Organ

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy McGriff at the Organ
Studio album by
Released1964
Recorded1964
StudioNew York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length37:57
LabelSue
LP /STLP 1020
ProducerJoe Lederman, Juggy Murray
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Christmas with McGriff
(1963)
Jimmy McGriff at the Organ
(1964)
Topkapi
(1965)

Jimmy McGriff at the Organ is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded and released by Sue Records in 1964.[1][2][3][4][5]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[7]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine stated "This is drum/sax driven McGriff at his best".[6]

Track listing

[edit]

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. "Kiko" – 3:28
  2. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 3:21
  3. "All Day Long" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:52
  4. "That's All" (Thomas Waller) – 5:29
  5. "Hello Betty" – 4:58
  6. "Close Your Eyes" (Will Collins, Al Lewis) – 5:26
  7. "When You're Smiling the Whole World Smiles with You" (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) – 4:24
  8. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 7:20

Personnel

[edit]
  • Jimmy McGriff – organ
  • Rudolph Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Larry Frazier – guitar
  • Jimmie Smith – drums

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Sue Album Discography, accessed August 5, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Jimmy McGriff discography, accessed April 25, 2017
  3. ^ Blue Note: Jimmy McGriff, accessed August 5, 2019
  4. ^ Jazzlists: Sue Records 1000 series discography, accessed August 5, 2019
  5. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965, accessed August 5, 2019
  6. ^ a b Erlewine, Michael. Jimmy McGriff: Jimmy McGriff at the Organ – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.