Artist: Jimmy McGriff

Title: Black and Blues

Year Of Release: 1971/2024

Label: Unidisc Music

Genre: Jazz, Soul-Jazz

Quality: Flac (tracks)

Total Time: 01:01:36

Total Size: 389 Mb





Tracklist:



01. Blue Groove (Part 1) (2024 Remastered Version) 5:30

02. Blues for a Broken Down Funky Old Bus (2024 Remastered Version) 5:29

03. Mocha (2024 Remastered Version) 6:49

04. Harp-er (2024 Remastered Version) 4:54

05. Lonesome Road (2024 Remastered Version) 5:23

06. Mack the Knife (2024 Remastered Version) 5:22

07. Bahama (2024 Remastered Version) 4:29

08. Amen (2024 Remastered Version) 2:44

09. Hey, Mrs. Jones (2024 Remastered Version) 5:03

10. Blue Groove (Part 2) (2024 Remastered Version) 2:54

11. Penthouse Serenade (2024 Remastered Version) 5:42

12. Pennies from Heaven (2024 Remastered Version) 7:17



For this set by Jimmy McGriff, the organist utilizes Bill Easley (one of his discoveries, heard here on alto and tenor) and veteran trombonist Al Grey in his frontline, along with guitarist Melvin Sparks and drummer Bernard Purdie. They perform three standards, including long versions of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and "Secret Love," along with an obscurity and a couple of basic originals. Even when the chord changes are quite a bit different, the music is infused with the blues and consistently swings, which is typical of a Jimmy McGriff session.