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role">Musician</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note">Organ</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1960–2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Groove_Merchant" title="Groove Merchant">Groove Merchant</a></li><li>Jell</li><li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Records" title="Sue Records">Sue</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Solid_State_Records_(jazz_label)" title="Solid State Records (jazz label)">Solid State</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>James Harrell McGriff</b> (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American <a href="/wiki/Hard_bop" title="Hard bop">hard bop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soul-jazz" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul-jazz">soul-jazz</a> <a href="/wiki/Organist" title="Organist">organist</a> and organ trio bandleader. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_and_influences">Early years and influences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years and influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Germantown,_Philadelphia" title="Germantown, Philadelphia">Germantown, Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania,<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGriff started playing piano at the age of five and by his teens had also learned to play <a href="/wiki/Vibraphone" title="Vibraphone">vibes</a>, alto sax, drums and <a href="/wiki/Upright_bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Upright bass">upright bass</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-go_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-go-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played bass in his first group, a piano trio. When he joined the United States Army, McGriff served as a <a href="/wiki/Military_police" title="Military police">military policeman</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. He later became a police officer in Philadelphia for two years.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Music kept drawing McGriff's attention away from the police force. His childhood friend, organist <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Smith_(musician)" title="Jimmy Smith (musician)">Jimmy Smith</a>, had begun earning a substantial reputation in jazz for his <a href="/wiki/Blue_Note_Records" title="Blue Note Records">Blue Note</a> albums (the two played together once in 1967) and McGriff became entranced by the organ sound while <a href="/wiki/Richard_%22Groove%22_Holmes" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard "Groove" Holmes">Richard "Groove" Holmes</a> played at his sister's wedding. Holmes went on to become McGriff's teacher and friend and they recorded together on two occasions in 1973 for two <a href="/wiki/Groove_Merchant" title="Groove Merchant">Groove Merchant</a> records. </p><p>McGriff bought his first <a href="/wiki/Hammond_B-3" class="mw-redirect" title="Hammond B-3">Hammond B-3</a> organ in 1956, spent six months learning the instrument, then studied at New York's <a href="/wiki/Juilliard_School" title="Juilliard School">Juilliard School</a>. He also studied privately with <a href="/wiki/Milt_Buckner" title="Milt Buckner">Milt Buckner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Smith_(musician)" title="Jimmy Smith (musician)">Jimmy Smith</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonny_Gatewood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sonny Gatewood (page does not exist)">Sonny Gatewood</a>. He was influenced by the energy and dynamics of organist Buckner and the diplomatic aplomb of <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a>, and by local organists such as Howard "The Demon" Whaley and Austin Mitchell. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s:_First_combos">1960s: First combos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1960s: First combos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McGriff formed a combo that played around Philadelphia and often featured tenor saxophonist <a href="/wiki/Charles_Earland" title="Charles Earland">Charles Earland</a> (who soon switched permanently to organ, and became one of the instrument's renowned performers). During this time, McGriff also accompanied such artists as <a href="/wiki/Don_Gardner" title="Don Gardner">Don Gardner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Prysock" title="Arthur Prysock">Arthur Prysock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Candido" title="Candido">Candido</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carmen_McRae" title="Carmen McRae">Carmen McRae</a>, who came through town for local club dates.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1961, McGriff's trio was offered the chance to record an instrumental version of <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a>' hit "<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_a_Woman" class="mw-redirect" title="I've Got a Woman">I've Got a Woman</a>" by Joe Lederman's Jell Records, a small independent label.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the record received substantial local airplay, <a href="/wiki/Juggy_Murray" title="Juggy Murray">Juggy Murray</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sue_Records" title="Sue Records">Sue</a> label picked it up and recorded a full album of McGriff's trio, released in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album also turned out another hit in McGriff's "All About My Girl",<sup id="cite_ref-go_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-go-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> establishing McGriff's credentials as a fiery blues-based organist, well-versed in <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> and "fatback groove". </p><p>McGriff recorded a series of popular albums for the Sue label between 1962 and 1965, ending with what still stands as one of his finest examples of blues-based jazz, <i>Blues for Mister Jimmy</i>. When producer <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Lester" title="Sonny Lester">Sonny Lester</a> started his <a href="/wiki/Solid_State_Records_(jazz_label)" title="Solid State Records (jazz label)">Solid State</a> record label in 1966, he recruited McGriff to be his star attraction. Lester framed McGriff in many different groups, performing a wide variety of styles and giving the organist nearly unlimited opportunities to record. McGriff was heard everywhere from an all-star tribute to Count Basie: <i>The Big Band</i> (1966), a series of "organ and blues band" albums such as <i>Honey</i> (1968) and <i>A Thing to Come By</i> (1969), funk classics like <i>Electric Funk</i> (1970), covering pop hits ("Cherry", "Blue Moon", "The Way You Look Tonight") and such original singles as "The Worm" and "Step One". </p><p>During this time, McGriff performed at clubs and concert halls worldwide. He settled in <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, and eventually opened his own supper club, The Golden Slipper - where he recorded <i>Black Pearl</i> and another live album, <i>Chicken Fried Soul</i> with <a href="/wiki/Junior_Parker" title="Junior Parker">Junior Parker</a> in 1971. Beginning in 1969, he also performed regularly with <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rich" title="Buddy Rich">Buddy Rich</a>'s band, though the two were only recorded once together in 1974 on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Blues_Album_Volume_1" title="The Last Blues Album Volume 1">The Last Blues Album Volume 1</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s–1980s"><span id="1970s.E2.80.931980s"></span>1970s–1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970s–1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McGriff "retired" from the music industry in 1972 to start a horse farm in Connecticut. But Sonny Lester's new record company, <a href="/wiki/Groove_Merchant" title="Groove Merchant">Groove Merchant</a>, kept issuing McGriff records at a rate of three or four a year. By 1973, McGriff was touring relentlessly and actively recording again. Around this time, <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> was gaining a hold in jazz music and McGriff's flexibility proved infallible.<sup id="cite_ref-go_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-go-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He produced some of his best music during this period: <i>Stump Juice</i> (1975), <i>Red Beans</i> (1976) and <i>Outside Looking In</i> (1978). These albums still stand out today as excellent documents of McGriff's organ playing.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1980, McGriff broke away from Sonny Lester and began working actively with producer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Porter_(record_producer)" title="Bob Porter (record producer)">Bob Porter</a> (and recording engineer <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Van_Gelder" title="Rudy Van Gelder">Rudy Van Gelder</a>). McGriff began a long relationship with <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Records" title="Fantasy Records">Fantasy Records</a>' Milestone label, collaborating with <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Bryant" title="Rusty Bryant">Rusty Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Grey" title="Al Grey">Al Grey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Holloway" title="Red Holloway">Red Holloway</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_%22Fathead%22_Newman" title="David "Fathead" Newman">David "Fathead" Newman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wess" title="Frank Wess">Frank Wess</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Alexander_(jazz_saxophonist)" title="Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist)">Eric Alexander</a>. </p><p>In 1986, McGriff started a popular partnership with alto saxophone player <a href="/wiki/Hank_Crawford" title="Hank Crawford">Hank Crawford</a>. Their partnership yielded five co-leader dates for Milestone records: <i>Soul Survivors</i> (1986), <i>Steppin' Up</i> (1987), <i>On the Blue Side</i> (1989), <i>Road Tested</i> (1997), and <i>Crunch Time</i> (1999), as well as two dates for Telarc Records: <i>Right Turn on Blue</i> (1994) and <i>Blues Groove</i> (1995). But it was only during their brief period at <a href="/wiki/Telarc_International_Corporation" title="Telarc International Corporation">Telarc</a> that McGriff's name headlined the popular club and cruise-ship attraction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s–2000s"><span id="1990s.E2.80.932000s"></span>1990s–2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1990s–2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between 1994 and 1998, McGriff also experimented with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hammond_XB-3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hammond XB-3 (page does not exist)">Hammond XB-3</a>, an organ <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a> that increased the organ's capabilities with <a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a> enhancements.<sup id="cite_ref-go_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-go-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gave McGriff an unnatural synthesized sound, which probably explains his retreat from the instrument on late recordings such as 2000's <i>McGriff's House Party</i> (featuring fellow organist <a href="/wiki/Dr._Lonnie_Smith_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Lonnie Smith (musician)">Lonnie Smith</a>). <i>House Party</i> did include the use of the XB-3; however, he did not use the <a href="/wiki/Musical_Instrument_Digital_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical Instrument Digital Interface">MIDI functions</a>. </p><p>McGriff was one of the first B3 players to add MIDI to the upper keyboard of his personal B3 to add and extend "his sound" beyond just the drawbar sound of the B3. He incorporated synthesizers in his live performances as he liked vibes, piano, strings, brass and other sounds that could only be created by a synthesizer and which the classic B3 cannot provide. Jimmy purchased the XB-3 as he had more control over the MIDI functions, and the XB-3 weighs about half of the classic B3, which made it easier to move. </p><p>Along with the <a href="/wiki/Soul-jazz" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul-jazz">soul-jazz</a> sound, McGriff experienced renewed popularity in the mid-1990s, forming 'The Dream Team' group, which featured <a href="/wiki/David_%22Fathead%22_Newman" title="David "Fathead" Newman">David "Fathead" Newman</a> (a longtime saxophonist with <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a>) and drummer <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Purdie" title="Bernard Purdie">Bernard Purdie</a>, and recording <i>The Dream Team</i> (1997), <i>Straight Up</i> (1998), <i>McGriff's House Party</i> (2000), <i>Feelin' It</i> (2001), and <i>McGriff Avenue</i> (2002) albums. </p><p>On March 29, 2008, McGriff was given a last private concert by Bill "Mr. B3" Dilks and drummer Grant MacAvoy in his honor in <a href="/wiki/Voorhees_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Voorhees Township, New Jersey">Voorhees Township</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. Dilks brought his B3 and played for McGriff, his wife Margaret, their guests, and the folks at the Genesis Health Care Center. As Dilks said, "The Hammond reaches its players far beyond where the conscious mind lives". </p><p>A resident of Voorhees Township, New Jersey, McGriff died there at age 72 on May 24, 2008, of complications of <a href="/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis" title="Multiple sclerosis">multiple sclerosis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_leader/co-leader"><span id="As_leader.2Fco-leader"></span>As leader/co-leader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: As leader/co-leader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_a_Woman_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="I've Got a Woman (Jimmy McGriff album)">I've Got a Woman</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Sue_Records" title="Sue Records">Sue</a>, 1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_of_Mine" title="One of Mine">One of Mine</a></i> (Sue, 1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McGriff_at_the_Apollo" title="Jimmy McGriff at the Apollo">Jimmy McGriff at the Apollo</a></i> [live] (Sue, 1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Christmas_with_McGriff" title="Christmas with McGriff">Christmas with McGriff</a></i> (Sue, 1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McGriff_at_the_Organ" title="Jimmy McGriff at the Organ">Jimmy McGriff at the Organ</a></i> (Sue, 1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Topkapi_(album)" title="Topkapi (album)">Topkapi</a></i> (Sue, 1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blues_for_Mister_Jimmy" title="Blues for Mister Jimmy">Blues for Mister Jimmy</a></i> (Sue, 1965)</li> <li><i>Christmastime</i> (Jell, 1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Where_the_Action%27s_At!" title="Where the Action's At!">Where the Action's At!</a></i> [live] (<a href="/wiki/United_Artists_Records" title="United Artists Records">Veep</a>, 1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Band" title="The Big Band">The Big Band</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Solid_State_Records_(jazz)" class="mw-redirect" title="Solid State Records (jazz)">Solid State</a>, 1966) - also released as <i>A Tribute to Basie</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Bag_Full_of_Soul" title="A Bag Full of Soul">A Bag Full of Soul</a></i> (Solid State, 1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cherry_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Cherry (Jimmy McGriff album)">Cherry</a></i> (Solid State, 1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Bag_Full_of_Blues" title="A Bag Full of Blues">A Bag Full of Blues</a></i> (Solid State, 1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_a_New_Woman" title="I've Got a New Woman">I've Got a New Woman</a></i> (Solid State, 1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Honey_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Honey (Jimmy McGriff album)">Honey</a></i> (Solid State, 1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Worm_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="The Worm (Jimmy McGriff album)">The Worm</a></i> (Solid State, 1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Step_1_(album)" title="Step 1 (album)">Step 1</a></i> (Solid State, 1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Thing_to_Come_By" title="A Thing to Come By">A Thing to Come By</a></i> (Solid State, 1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Look_Tonight_(album)" title="The Way You Look Tonight (album)">The Way You Look Tonight</a></i> (Solid State, 1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Funk" title="Electric Funk">Electric Funk</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Blue_Note_Records" title="Blue Note Records">Blue Note</a>, 1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dudes_Doin%27_Business" title="The Dudes Doin' Business">The Dudes Doin' Business</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>, 1970) - with <a href="/wiki/Junior_Parker" title="Junior Parker">Junior Parker</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sugar" title="Soul Sugar">Soul Sugar</a></i> (Capitol, 1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_to_Listen_To_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Something to Listen To (Jimmy McGriff album)">Something to Listen To</a></i> (Blue Note, 1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Pearl_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Black Pearl (Jimmy McGriff album)">Black Pearl</a></i> [live] (Blue Note, 1971)</li> <li><i>Jimmy McGriff/Junior Parker</i> [AKA <i>Chicken Fried Soul</i>] [live] (United Artists, 1971) - with Junior Parker</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Groove_Grease" title="Groove Grease">Groove Grease</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Groove_Merchant" title="Groove Merchant">Groove Merchant</a>, 1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Stay_Together_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Let's Stay Together (Jimmy McGriff album)">Let's Stay Together</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1966/1972 [rel. 1972])</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fly_Dude" title="Fly Dude">Fly Dude</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1972)</li> <li><i>Black and Blues</i> (Groove Merchant, 1963/1971 [rel. 1972])</li> <li><i>Good Things Don't Happen Everyday</i> (Groove Merchant, 1972) - reissue of <i>The Dudes Doin' Business</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Concert:_Friday_the_13th_-_Cook_County_Jail" class="mw-redirect" title="Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail">Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail</a></i> [live] (Groove Merchant, 1973) - <a href="/wiki/Split_album" title="Split album">split album</a> with <a href="/wiki/Lucky_Thompson" title="Lucky Thompson">Lucky Thompson</a> + <a href="/wiki/George_Freeman_(guitarist)" title="George Freeman (guitarist)">George Freeman</a> + <a href="/wiki/O%27Donel_Levy" title="O'Donel Levy">O'Donel Levy</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giants_of_the_Organ_Come_Together" title="Giants of the Organ Come Together">Giants of the Organ Come Together</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1973) - with <a href="/wiki/Richard_Groove_Holmes" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Groove Holmes">Richard Groove Holmes</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giants_of_the_Organ_in_Concert" title="Giants of the Organ in Concert">Giants of the Organ in Concert</a></i> [live] (Groove Merchant, 1973) - with Richard Groove Holmes</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Main_Squeeze_(album)" title="The Main Squeeze (album)">The Main Squeeze</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stump_Juice" title="Stump Juice">Stump Juice</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mean_Machine_(album)" title="The Mean Machine (album)">The Mean Machine</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Beans_(album)" title="Red Beans (album)">Red Beans</a></i> (Groove Merchant, 1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tailgunner_(album)" title="Tailgunner (album)">Tailgunner</a></i> (LRC [Lester Radio Corporation], 1977)</li> <li><i> Outside Looking In </i>(LRC, 1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Lights_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="City Lights (Jimmy McGriff album)">City Lights</a></i> (JAM [Jazz America Marketing], 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_Upside_the_Blues" title="Movin' Upside the Blues">Movin' Upside the Blues</a></i> (JAM, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Groover_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="The Groover (Jimmy McGriff album)">The Groover</a></i> (JAM, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Countdown (Jimmy McGriff album)">Countdown</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Milestone_Records" title="Milestone Records">Milestone</a>, 1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skywalk_(album)" title="Skywalk (album)">Skywalk</a></i> (Milestone, 1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Art_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="State of the Art (Jimmy McGriff album)">State of the Art</a></i> (Milestone, 1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Survivors_(Hank_Crawford_and_Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Soul Survivors (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album)">Soul Survivors</a></i> (Milestone, 1986) - with <a href="/wiki/Hank_Crawford" title="Hank Crawford">Hank Crawford</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Starting_Five" title="The Starting Five">The Starting Five</a></i> (Milestone, 1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steppin%27_Up" title="Steppin' Up">Steppin' Up</a></i> (Milestone, 1987) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_to_the_%27Bone" title="Blue to the 'Bone">Blue to the 'Bone</a></i> (Milestone, 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Blue_Side" title="On the Blue Side">On the Blue Side</a></i> (Milestone, 1990) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_Ought_to_Think_About_Me" title="You Ought to Think About Me">You Ought to Think About Me</a></i> (Headfirst, 1990)</li> <li><i> In a Blue Mood </i>(Headfirst, 1991)</li> <li><i> Right Turn on Blue </i>(<a href="/wiki/Telarc" class="mw-redirect" title="Telarc">Telarc</a>, 1994) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i> Blues Groove </i>(Telarc, 1995) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_Team_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="The Dream Team (Jimmy McGriff album)">The Dream Team</a></i> (Milestone, 1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Road_Tested_(Hank_Crawford_and_Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Road Tested (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album)">Road Tested</a></i> (Milestone, 1997) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Straight_Up_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Straight Up (Jimmy McGriff album)">Straight Up</a></i> (Milestone, 1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crunch_Time_(album)" title="Crunch Time (album)">Crunch Time</a></i> (Milestone, 1999) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McGriff%27s_House_Party" title="McGriff's House Party">McGriff's House Party</a></i> (Milestone, 2000) - with <a href="/wiki/Dr._Lonnie_Smith" title="Dr. Lonnie Smith">Dr. Lonnie Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Alexander_(jazz_saxophonist)" title="Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist)">Eric Alexander</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feelin%27_It_(album)" title="Feelin' It (album)">Feelin' It</a></i> (Milestone, 2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McGriff_Avenue" title="McGriff Avenue">McGriff Avenue</a></i> (Milestone, 2002)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LP/CD_compilations"><span id="LP.2FCD_compilations"></span>LP/CD compilations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: LP/CD compilations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>A Toast to Jimmy McGriff's Greatest Hits</i> (Sue, 1965)</li> <li><i>Jimmy McGriff's Greatest Organ Hits</i> (Veep Records/United Artists, 1968)</li> <li><i>If You're Ready, Come Go with Me</i> (Groove Merchant, 1974)</li> <li><i>Flyin' Time</i> (Groove Merchant, 1975) 2LP</li> <li><i>Supa Cookin'</i> (Groove Merchant, 1975) - with Richard Groove Holmes; 2LP</li> <li><i>Alive & Well</i> (51 West/CBS, 1980) - Groove Merchant and LRC material</li> <li><i>Soul Brothers</i> (Milestone, 1989) - with Hank Crawford</li> <li><i>Georgia On My Mind</i> (LRC, 1989)</li> <li><i>The Jazz Collector Edition</i> (Laserlight, 1991)</li> <li><i>Pullin' Out The Stops! The Best Of Jimmy McGriff</i> [AKA <i>Greatest Hits</i>] (Blue Note, 1994)</li> <li><i>Funkiest Little Band In The Land</i> (Laserlight, 1996)</li> <li><i> Dig On It: The Groove Merchant Years</i> (Connoisseur Collection, 2000)</li> <li><i>100% Pure Funk</i> (LRC, 2001)</li> <li><i>The Best of Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff</i> (Milestone, 2001)</li> <li><i>The Best of the Headfirst Years</i> (Headfirst/K-Tel, 2003)</li> <li><i>The Best of the Sue Years 1962-1965</i> (Stateside, 2006)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charted_singles">Charted singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Charted singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Single </th> <th>Year </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">US</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&B</a> </p><p><sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <td>"I've Got A Woman (Part I)" </td> <td>1962 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>"All About My Girl" </td> <td rowspan="3">1963 </td> <td>50 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>"M.G. Blues" </td> <td>95 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The Last Minute (Part I)" </td> <td>99 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Kiko" </td> <td>1964 </td> <td>79 </td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The Worm" </td> <td>1968 </td> <td>97 </td> <td>28 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_McGriff&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ALLMUSIC-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-mcgriff-mn0000076658/biography">"Jimmy McGriff | Biography & History"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/The_Big_Band" title="The Big Band">The Big Band</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Bag_Full_of_Soul" title="A Bag Full of Soul">A Bag Full of Soul</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cherry_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Cherry (Jimmy McGriff album)">Cherry</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Bag_Full_of_Blues" title="A Bag Full of Blues">A Bag Full of Blues</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_a_New_Woman" title="I've Got a New Woman">I've Got a New Woman</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Honey_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Honey (Jimmy McGriff album)">Honey</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Worm_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="The Worm (Jimmy McGriff album)">The Worm</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Step_1_(album)" title="Step 1 (album)">Step 1</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Thing_to_Come_By" title="A Thing to Come By">A Thing to Come By</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Look_Tonight_(album)" title="The Way You Look Tonight (album)">The Way You Look Tonight</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Funk" title="Electric Funk">Electric Funk</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dudes_Doin%27_Business" title="The Dudes Doin' Business">The Dudes Doin' Business</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sugar" title="Soul Sugar">Soul Sugar</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_to_Listen_To_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Something to Listen To (Jimmy McGriff album)">Something to Listen To</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Groove_Grease" title="Groove Grease">Groove Grease</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Stay_Together_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Let's Stay Together (Jimmy McGriff album)">Let's Stay Together</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fly_Dude" title="Fly Dude">Fly Dude</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giants_of_the_Organ_Come_Together" title="Giants of the Organ Come Together">Giants of the Organ Come Together</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Main_Squeeze_(album)" title="The Main Squeeze (album)">The Main Squeeze</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stump_Juice" title="Stump Juice">Stump Juice</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mean_Machine_(album)" title="The Mean Machine (album)">The Mean Machine</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Beans_(album)" title="Red Beans (album)">Red Beans</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tailgunner_(album)" title="Tailgunner (album)">Tailgunner</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Lights_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="City Lights (Jimmy McGriff album)">City Lights</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_Upside_the_Blues" title="Movin' Upside the Blues">Movin' Upside the Blues</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Groover_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="The Groover (Jimmy McGriff album)">The Groover</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a 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to Think About Me">You Ought to Think About Me</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_Team_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="The Dream Team (Jimmy McGriff album)">The Dream Team</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Road_Tested_(Hank_Crawford_and_Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Road Tested (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album)">Road Tested</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Straight_Up_(Jimmy_McGriff_album)" title="Straight Up (Jimmy McGriff album)">Straight Up</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crunch_Time_(album)" title="Crunch Time (album)">Crunch Time</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McGriff%27s_House_Party" title="McGriff's House Party">McGriff's House Party</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feelin%27_It_(album)" title="Feelin' It (album)">Feelin' It</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McGriff_Avenue" title="McGriff Avenue">McGriff Avenue</a></i> (2002)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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