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Jimmy McGriff at the Organ

{{Infobox album

| name = Jimmy McGriff at the Organ

| type = Album

| artist = Jimmy McGriff

| cover = Jimmy McGriff at the Organ.jpg

| released = 1964

| recorded = 1964

| studio = New York City, NY

| genre = Jazz

| length = 37:57

| label = Sue
LP /STLP 1020

| producer = Joe Lederman, Juggy Murray

| chronology = Jimmy McGriff

| prev_title = Christmas with McGriff

| prev_year = 1963

| next_title = Topkapi

| next_year = 1965

}}

Jimmy McGriff at the Organ is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded and released by Sue Records in 1964.Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/nyc/sue/sue.html Sue Album Discography], accessed August 5, 2019[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Jimmy_Mcgriff.htm Jazzlists: Jimmy McGriff discography], accessed April 25, 2017[http://www.bluenote.com/artist/jimmy-mcgriff/ Blue Note: Jimmy McGriff], accessed August 5, 2019[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Sue_1000.htm Jazzlists: Sue Records 1000 series discography], accessed August 5, 2019Payne, D. [http://www.dougpayne.com/jmd6065.htm Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965], accessed August 5, 2019

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=972}}

}}

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine stated "This is drum/sax driven McGriff at his best".{{AllMusic|first=Michael |last= Erlewine|class=album |id= mw0000077476 |title=Jimmy McGriff: Jimmy McGriff at the Organ – Review |accessdate=August 5, 2019}}

Track listing

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

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

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Category:1964 albums

Category:Jimmy McGriff albums

Category:Sue Records albums