Jimmy McGriff - Straight Up flac album

Straight Up is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1998 and released on the Milestone label. And "good" is understating it; this is a truly great soul-jazz session, possibly the best of McGriff's end-of-the-century renaissance up to this date". On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne noted "Straight Up isn't perfect

Soul-jazz per se may have had its heyday 30 years prior to this session, but McGriff proves once again that it's never too late to come up with a good record in this vein. And "good" is understating it; this is a truly great soul-jazz session, possibly the best of McGriff's end-of-the-century renaissance up to this date. The players - perennial burner Bernard Purdie, the twin tenor threat of David "Fathead" Newman and Frank Wess, a fine pair of rhythm and solo guitars, Rodney Jones and Wayne Boyd - seemed especially on their toes for this one.

Road Tested (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album). Road Tested is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford and organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1997 and released on the Milestone label. it's amazing and gratifying that bluesicians are still allowed to make records this way".

Straight Up: Jimmy McGriff by Ed Kopp, published on December 1, 1998. Jimmy McGriff considers himself a blues organist, not a jazzbo. Regardless of the label, McGriff is one of the most soulful B3 organ players alive, a verity he proves yet again on this fine release. Factor in guitarist Rodney Jones, the underrated guitarist Wayne Boyd, and veteran skinman Bernard Purdie, and you have yourself a soul-jazz summit.

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Straight Up is a soul jazz music album recording by JIMMY MCGRIFF released in 1998 on CD, LP/Vinyl and/or cassette. Filed under Soul Jazz By JIMMY MCGRIFF. 1 Doin' My Thing 2 It Had To Be You 3 Straight Up 4 Blues For The Baby Grand 5 It's Your Thing 6 Dream 7 Brother Griff 8 Oleo. Milestone Records ‎– MCD 9285-2 (US). Thanks to snobb for the addition. Straight Up Milestone 1998.