Straight Up is an album by the organist Jimmy McGriff, recorded in 1998 and released on the Milestone label.Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 22, 2018Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 22, 2018Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
Reception
AllMusic's Richard S. Ginell said: "McGriff proves once again that it's never too late to come up with a good record in this vein. And 'good' is understating it; this is a truly great soul-jazz session, possibly the best of McGriff's end-of-the-century renaissance up to this date". On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne noted: "Straight Up isn't perfect. But the variety on display here is nice and the ageless organ master proves he can still grind with a style that's worth hearing"; the site's Ed Kopp observed that "McGriff is one of the most soulful B3 organ players alive, a verity he proves yet again on this fine release".Payne, D. All About Jazz Review 1, accessed October 22, 2018Kopp, E. All About Jazz Review 2, accessed October 22, 2018
In JazzTimes, Patricia Myers wrote that "this issue is a must for fans of both jazz organ and tenor sax".Myers, P. JazzTimes Review, accessed October 22, 2018
Track listing "Doin' My Thing" (Jimmy McGriff) – 9:19 "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 5:47 "Straight Up" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 7:03 "Blues for the Baby Grand" (Rodney Jones) – 6:05 "It's Your Thing" (Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley) – 9:11 "Dream" (Johnny Mercer) – 9:03 "Brother Griff" (Newman) – 8:08 "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:09
Personnel Jimmy McGriff – Hammond X-B3 organ David "Fathead" Newman, Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute Wayne Boyd – guitar Bernard Purdie − drums
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