Jimmy McGriff - Electric Funk

Year : 1969
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Funk/Soul

The grooviest album of one organ master recorded in association with Horace Ott, featuring Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell and studio drummer Bernard Purdie. One of the most Jazz album sampled which include huge grooves Back on The Track and cover pop Spinning Wheel. Tracks 1 to 3, 7 & 9 composed by Horace Ott, 4 to 6 by Jimmy McGriff. Produced by Sonny Lester, all tracks arranged by Horace Ott.

Jimmy McGriff_organ

Horace Ott_electric piano

Bernard Purdie_drums

Blue Mitchell_trumpet

Stanley Turrentine_tenor saxophone

01. Back On The Track
02. Chris Cross
03. Miss Poopie
04. The Bird Wave
05. Spear For Moondog, Part 1
06. Spear For Moondog, Part 2
07. Tight Times
08. Spinning Wheel (D.C. Thomas)
09. Funky Junk

Jimmy McGriff - Groove Grease

Year : 1971
Label : Groove Merchant
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Funk/Soul

Released the same year as Soul Sugar featuring the same band except Everett Barksdale who replaces Larry Frazier and Wyne Bennet in addition. Some great organ grooves and more Soul Jazz instrumentals than Jazz Funk with Jimmy's interpretations of standards as Canadian Sunset or There Will Never Be Another You.

Cliff Davis_ flute & tenor saxophone
Murray Watson_trumpet
Johnny Board_baritone saxophone
Horace Ott_electric piano
Everett Barksdale & Wyne Bennet_guitar
Richard Davis & Richard Evans_electric bass
Lawrence Killian_conga & tambourine
Marion J. Booker_drums

01. Groove Grease
02. The Bird
03. Plain Brown Bag
04. There Will Never Be Another You
05. Canadian Sunset
06. Mr. Lucky
07. Moonglow
08. Red Sails In The Sunset
09. Secret Love

Jimmy McGriff - The Worm

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

Jimmy McGriff - Soul Sugar

Year : 1971

Label : Capitol

Genre : Jazz

Style : Soul Jazz, Funk/Soul

One of the best hammond organ star influenced by Richard 'Groove' Holmes & Jimmy Smith,. Soul Sugar brings Jimmy Mc Griff into the jazz rock & funk scene. Soul Jazz & Funk with four original tracks composed by Jimmy Mc Griff, covers song of James Brown (Ain't It Funky Now), Stevie Wonder (Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours), the gospel Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin, the pop standard Sugar Sugar from the cartoon series The Archie Show and Little Sister band' You're The One. Dig on It was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest in God Lives Through from their Midnight Marauders LP. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios & produced by Sonny Lester.

Cliff Davis_ flute & tenor saxophone
Murray Watson_trumpet
Johnny Board_baritone saxophone
Horace Ott_electric piano
Larry Frazier _guitar
Richard Davis_electric bass
Lawrence Killian_conga & tambourine
Marion J. Booker_drums

01. Sugar Sugar (Jeff Barry & Andy Kim)
02. Ain't It Funky Now (James Brown)
03. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (Stevie Wonder, L. Garret, S.Weight, L. Hardaway)
04. Dig on It
05. Bug Out
06. The Now Thing
07. You're the One (Sylvester Stewart)
08. Fat Cakes (R. Greenwood)
09. New Volume
10. Spirit in the Dark (Aretha Franklin)