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

  1. "Headbender" – 5:23
  2. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:26
  3. "Cheesesteak" – 5:57
  4. "Don't Ever Doubt Me" (Jimmy McGriff, Thornell Schwartz) – 4:18
  5. "New Wave Blues" – 6:15
  6. "Slow Grindin'" – 4:39
  7. "Hip Hop Bebop" (Lonnie Smith) – 6:28

Personnel

References