Groove Grease is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography , accessed March 26, 2018Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series , accessed March 26, 2018Jazzlists: Album details , accessed March 26, 2018
Reception
Allmusic's Rob Theakston said: "This 1971 session finds McGriff continuing to do like so many other jazz musicians of the time: embrace and adapt to the emergence of funk and soul into mainstream music, and recontextualize it in a jazz arena. The results are an unsurprisingly delicious slice of jazz-funk made from the finest ingredients. ... While McGriff's adventurous side is slightly tamed, it's that willingness to improv and blend together as a cohesive unit that makes Groove Grease such a tasty statement that is consistently fresh with repeated listenings".
Track listing All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted "Groove Grease" – 3:33 "The Bird" (Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Lester) – 3:14 "Plain Brown Bag" – 3:36 "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 4:48 "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 3:30 "Mr. Lucky" (Henry Mancini) – 3:44 "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 3:24 "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy) – 3:07 "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:32
Personnel Jimmy McGriff – organ Murray Watson – trumpet Cliff Davis – tenor saxophone, flute Johnny Beard – baritone saxophone, flute Horace Ott – electric piano Everett Barksdale, Wayne Bennett – guitar Richard Davis, Richard Evans – bass Marion J. Booker – drums Lawrence Killian – percussion
External links Jimmy McGriff - Groove Grease
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