McGriff's House Party

McGriff's House Party
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff with Dr. Lonnie Smith and Eric Alexander
Released	April 18, 2000
Recorded	September 28 and 29, 1999
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:52
Label	Milestone MCD-9300-2
Producer	Bob Porter
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Crunch Time (1999) McGriff's House Party (2000) Feelin' It (2000)

McGriff's House Party is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1999 and released on the Milestone label the following year. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

Allmusic's Al Campbell said: "McGriff's House Party took two days to complete and found the participants in a hard funk mood. ... another enjoyable and recommended soul groove session". ^[5] Douglas Payne noted "McGriff seems ready to leave the lounge and get back to the soul and funk of the chittlin circuit. ... A nice comeback for one of the funkiest organists, when he wants to be". ^[7] In JazzTimes, Owen Cordle wrote "The Philadelphia organist knows how to initiate an infectious rhythmic feeling and keep it happening via hip footwork and judicious keyboard jabs ... All told, this house party, one of the organist’s best, is worth revisiting often". ^[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Rodney Jones except where noted

1. "Neckbones a la Carte" – 8:04
2. "Blues for Stitt" (Bill Easley) – 8:21
3. "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) – 5:48
4. "Red Cadillac Boogaloo" (George Benson) – 6:02
5. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 6:33
6. "McGriff's House Party" – 7:29
7. "Grits, Gravy and Groove" – 7:33
8. "Dishin' the Dirt" (Lonnie Smith) – 10:02

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – Hammond X-B3 organ
• Kenny Rampton – trumpet (tracks: 4–6,8)
• Eric Alexander, Bill Easley (tracks: 1–3,7) – tenor saxophones
• Dr. Lonnie Smith – organ (tracks: 4–6,8)
• Rodney Jones – guitar
• Bernard Purdie − drums

References

1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
2. Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 22, 2018
3. Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
4. Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
5. Campbell, Al. Jimmy McGriff: McGriff's House Party – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 22, 2018.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
7. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Reviews, accessed October 22, 2018
8. Cordle, O. JazzTimes Review, accessed October 22, 2018