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Jimmy McGriff - Fly Dude flac album

Jimmy McGriff - Fly Dude flac album
  • Performer Jimmy McGriff
  • Title Fly Dude
  • Country US
  • Style Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk
  • Other formats APE VOC ADX DXD FLAC WMA MMF
  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1156 mb
  • Size FLAC 1397 mb
  • Rating: 4.3
  • Votes: 733

Soul-jazz and Hammond B3 pioneer Jimmy McGriff made the Groove Merchant record label his home base for the better part of the 1970s, releasing the often overlooked Fly Dude in 1972. This is McGriff at his most varied. Working with Ronald Arnold on tenor saxophone, George Freeman and John Thomas on guitars, and Marion Booker Jr. on drums, McGriff tackles a Jimmy Smith tune ("Jumping the Blues"), a Memphis Slim classic ("Everyday I Have the Blues"), and a bop touchstone by sax great Charlie Parker ("Yardbird Suite"). The most interesting tracks, however, are McGriff originals, including a churchy blues called "Cotton Boy Blues" and two proto-funk pieces, "The Groove.

Complete your Jimmy McGriff collection. referencing Fly Dude, LP, Album, GM 509. Labels photos taken from a repress due to '1974' date appearing. Reply Notify me Helpful.

The Main Squeeze is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1974 and released on the Groove Merchant label. It's a collection of short, sharp and oh-so-sincere funk workouts performed with both style and skill, the album simply plays its cards too close to the vest, controlling the groove but never giving in to it". All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted. The Worm Turns" – 4:21.

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By: Jimmy McGriff (1972, Jazz). More albums from Jimmy McGriff: Jimmy McGriff At The Apollo by Jimmy McGriff. Red Beans by Jimmy McGriff. Groove Grease by Jimmy McGriff. State Of The Art by Jimmy McGriff. The Way You Look Tonight by Jimmy McGriff. McGriff Avenue by Jimmy McGriff. Christmas With McGriff by Jimmy McGriff. View all albums . Fly Dude. By: Jimmy McGriff (1972, Jazz). 1. Everyday I Have The Blues.

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Tracklist

A1 Everyday I Have The Blues 3:42
A2 Jumping The Blues 4:15
A3 Healin' Feeling 5:09
A4 Cotton Boy Blues 8:35
B1 Yardbird Suite 6:37
B2 The Groove Fly 5:51
B3 It's You I Adore 5:41
B4 Butterfly 4:04

Credits

  • Drums – Marion Booker Jr.
  • Engineer [Recording] – Malcolm Addey
  • Guitar – John Thomas
  • Lead Guitar – George Freeman
  • Mastered By – Sam Feldman
  • Organ – Jimmy McGriff
  • Producer – Sonny Lester
  • Tenor Saxophone – Ronald Arnold

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
GM 509 Jimmy McGriff Fly Dude ‎(LP, Album) Groove Merchant GM 509 US 1972
GM 509 Jimmy McGriff Fly Dude ‎(LP, Album, Promo) Groove Merchant GM 509 US 1972
GM 509 Jimmy McGriff Fly Dude ‎(LP, Album) Groove Merchant GM 509 US 1974
PLEO 14 Jimmy McGriff Fly Dude ‎(LP, Album) People PLEO 14 UK 1974
CGJ-69 Jimmy McGriff / George Freeman / Ronald Arnold / John Thomas Jimmy McGriff / George Freeman / Ronald Arnold / John Thomas - Los Grandes Del Jazz 69 ‎(Cass, Album) Sarpe CGJ-69 Spain 1981