City Lights (Jimmy McGriff album)

City Lights
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	1981
Recorded	December 19, 1980 & February 4, 1981
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:28
Label	Jazz America Marketing (JAM) JAM 002
Producer	Bob Porter
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Outside Looking In (1978) City Lights (1981) Movin' Upside the Blues (1982)

City Lights is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in late 1980 and early 1981 and released on the Jazz America Marketing (JAM) label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "he returned to prime form on this album. ... The repertoire is fairly typical for soul-jazz, including "Teach Me Tonight" and some funky blues, and the music is pleasing". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "My Way" (Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Paul Anka) – 5:31
2. "Funky Accents" – 3:21
3. "Brickyard" – 9:51
4. "City Lights" – 4:11
5. "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn) – 8:37
6. "Jimmy's Room" – 5:57

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ
• Danny Moore – trumpet
• Leo Johnson / Bill Easley – alto saxophone
• Harold Vick – tenor saxophone
• Wayne Boyd / Jimmy Ponder – guitar
• Alfred Johnson – bass
• Victor Jones / Idris Muhammad − drums

References

1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
2. Jazzlists: Jazz America Marketing (JAM) LP discography, accessed October 22, 2018
3. Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
4. Yanow, Scott. Jimmy McGriff: City Lights – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 22, 2018.