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]

Topkapi
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1964
Recorded1964
StudioNew York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length27:38
LabelSue
LP /STLP 1033
ProducerJoe Lederman, Juggy Murray
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Jimmy McGriff at the Organ
(1964)
Topkapi
(1964)
Blues for Mister Jimmy
(1965)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [7]

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 edit

  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 edit

  • Jimmy McGriff – organ
  • Unidentified orchestra arranged by Fred Norman

References edit

  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. ^ a b 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.