Year : 1968
Label : Solid State
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz
Produced by Sonny Lester and first released on Solid State Records (later incorporated into the Blue Note Label Rare Groove series) featuring Grady Tate, Blue Mitchell, Bob Bushnell and Fat Theus. The Worm introduced Jimmy McGriff in Jazz Funk style. Titles include The Worm sampled by The Chemical Brothers for Delik (the drum beat), cover Think of Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington' Take the “A” Train.
Jimmy McGriff_organ
Mel Lewis & Grady Tate_drums
Thornel Schwartz_guitar
Fats Theus_tenor saxophone
Robert Ashton_baritone saxophone
Danny Turner_alto saxophone
Blue Mitchell_trumpet
Bob Bushnell_bass
01. The Worm
02. Keep Loose
03. Heavyweight
04. Think
05. Lock It Up
06. Girl Talk Hefti
07. Blue Juice
08. Take the “A” Train
