State of the Art (Jimmy McGriff album)
{{Infobox album
| name = State of the Art
| type = Album
| artist = Jimmy McGriff
| cover = State of the Art (Jimmy McGriff album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1986
| recorded = May 13 and 14, 1985
| venue =
| studio = Quadrosonic Sound Studio, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 37:26
| label = Milestone
M-9135
| producer = Bob Porter
| chronology = Jimmy McGriff
| prev_title = Skywalk
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Soul Survivors
| next_year = 1986
}}
State of the Art is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1985 and released on the Milestone label.Payne, D. [http://www.dougpayne.com/jmd80s.htm#stateoftheart Jimmy McGriff Discography], accessed October 19, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Milestone_9100.htm Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series], accessed October 19, 2018[https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/milestone.pdf Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography], accessed October 19, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/State_Of_The_Art.htm Jazzlists: album info], accessed October 19, 2018
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album |id= mw0000263394 |title=State of the Art – Review |accessdate=October 19, 2018}}
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
- "Headbender" – 5:23
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:26
- "Cheesesteak" – 5:57
- "Don't Ever Doubt Me" (Jimmy McGriff, Thornell Schwartz) – 4:18
- "New Wave Blues" – 6:15
- "Slow Grindin'" – 4:39
- "Hip Hop Bebop" (Lonnie Smith) – 6:28
Personnel
- Jimmy McGriff – organ, keyboards, arranger
- Lonnie Smith – synthesizer
- Melvin Sparks – guitar, arranger
- Stanley Banks – electric bass (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
- Bernard Davis (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Jesse "Cheese" Hameen (track 3) − drums
References
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