The Groover is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff, recorded in 1982 and released on the Jazz America Marketing (JAM) label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | June 24, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Right Track Recording, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | Jazz America Marketing (JAM) JAM 009 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception edit
The Washington Post's Mike Joyce wrote: "Jazz organist Jimmy McGriff demonstrates on The Groover that no musician has a monopoly on the blues. Certainly not these blues -- the late-night, after-hours kind that once routinely spilled from tired jukeboxes at closing time ... The Groover lives up to its title and a tradition well worth renewing".[4]
Track listing edit
- "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) – 6:30
- "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:00
- "Soft" (Tiny Bradshaw) – 5:43
- "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) – 4:57
- "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:40
- "This One's for Ray" (Jimmy McGriff) – 8:26
Personnel edit
- Jimmy McGriff – organ, Fender Rhodes piano, piano
- Arnold Sterling – alto saxophone
- Billy Butler – guitar
- Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
- Belton Evans − drums
- Ray Mantilla – percussion
References edit
- ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Jazz America Marketing (JAM) LP discography, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Joyce, M. Jimmy McGriff: Basically, It's the Blues, Washington Post, December 10, 1982, accessed October 22, 2018