Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail
| type = Live album
| artist = Jimmy McGriff with George Freeman + O'Donel Levy/Lucky Thompson
| cover = Concert Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1973
| recorded = October 13, 1972
| venue = Cook County Jail, Chicago, ILL
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:44
| label = Groove Merchant
GM 515
| producer = Sonny Lester
| chronology = Jimmy McGriff
| prev_title = Fly Dude
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Giants of the Organ Come Together
| next_year = 1973
| misc = {{Extra chronology|
| artist = Lucky Thompson
| type = Live album
| prev_title = Goodbye Yesterday
| prev_year = 1973
| title = Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail
| year = 1973
| next_title = I Offer You
| next_year = 1973
}}
}}
Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail is a live split album recorded at Cook County Jail in October 1972 featuring performances by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff's Quintet with guitarists George Freeman and O'Donel Levy, and saxophonist Lucky Thompson's Quartet which was released on the Groove Merchant label.Payne, D. [http://www.dougpayne.com/jmd6679.htm Jimmy McGriff Discography], accessed April 4, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series], accessed April 4, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Friday_The_13th.htm Jazzlists: Album details], accessed April 4, 2018
Reception
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Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "This album contains two separate sets that were both performed before inmates at the Cook County Jail one day in 1972. Organist Jimmy McGriff and his quintet performs his lengthy two-part "Freedom Suite," generating a great deal of heat. Lucky Thompson, mostly on soprano, jams on three standards ... Thompson's hot playing (particularly on "Cherokee") makes this album worth searching for".{{Allmusic|first=Scott|last=Yanow|class=album |id= mw0000250982 |title=Friday the 13th at the Cook County Jail – Review |accessdate=April 4, 2018}}
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
- "Freedom Suite (Part 1) – 8:58
- "Freedom Suite (Part 2) – 15:45
- "Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 5:51
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 5:41
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 4:29
Personnel
Tracks 1 & 2:
- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- George Freeman, O'Donel Levy – guitar
- Mickey Bass – bass
- Marion J. Booker – drums
Tracks 3–5:
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Category:Groove Merchant live albums
Category:Jimmy McGriff live albums
Category:Lucky Thompson live albums