Jimmy McGriff at the Organ

Jimmy McGriff at the Organ
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	1964
Recorded	1964
Studio	New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:57
Label	Sue LP /STLP 1020
Producer	Joe Lederman, Juggy Murray
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Christmas with McGriff (1963) Jimmy McGriff at the Organ (1964) Topkapi (1965)

Jimmy McGriff at the Organ is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded and released by Sue Records in 1964. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[7]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine stated "This is drum/sax driven McGriff at his best". ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Kiko" – 3:28
2. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 3:21
3. "All Day Long" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:52
4. "That's All" (Thomas Waller) – 5:29
5. "Hello Betty" – 4:58
6. "Close Your Eyes" (Will Collins, Al Lewis) – 5:26
7. "When You're Smiling the Whole World Smiles with You" (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) – 4:24
8. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 7:20

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ
• Rudolph Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Larry Frazier – guitar
• Jimmie Smith – drums

References

1. Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Sue Album Discography, accessed August 5, 2019
2. Jazzlists: Jimmy McGriff discography, accessed April 25, 2017
3. Blue Note: Jimmy McGriff, accessed August 5, 2019
4. Jazzlists: Sue Records 1000 series discography, accessed August 5, 2019
5. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965, accessed August 5, 2019
6. Erlewine, Michael. Jimmy McGriff: Jimmy McGriff at the Organ – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2019.
7. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.