Topkapi (album)

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Topkapi
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Studio album by
Jimmy McGriff
ReleasedNovember, 1964
Recorded1964
StudioNew York City, NY
Genre Jazz
Length27:38
Label Sue
LP /STLP 1033
Producer Joe Lederman, Juggy Murray
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Jimmy McGriff at the Organ
(1964)		Topkapi
(1964)		 Blues for Mister Jimmy
(1965)

Topkapi is an album of motion picture and television themes by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded and released by Sue Records in 1964. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine stated "The orchestra sounds like Muzak, but McGriff sounds like McGriff. How the two got together is anyone's guess". [6]

Track listing

  1. "The Man with the Golden Arm" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:24
  2. "Mr. Lucky" (Henry Mancini) – 2:30
  3. "Topkapi" (Manos Hadjidakis) – 2:28
  4. "Rawhide{" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:10
  5. "Exodus Main Theme" (Ernest Gold) – 2:00
  6. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 2:26
  7. "Woman of Straw" (Norman Percival) – 2:40
  8. "From Russia with Love" (Lionel Bart) – 2:30
  9. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) – 2:13
  10. "Love Theme from "The World of Suzie Wong"" (George Duning) – 2:13
  11. "Medic Theme" (Victor Young) – 2:02
  12. "The Pink Panther Theme" (Mancini) – 2:02

Personnel

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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. 1 2 Erlewine, Michael. Jimmy McGriff: Topkapi – 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.
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