Soul Sugar
1970 studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Soul Sugar | ||||
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Studio album by Jimmy McGriff | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:53 | |||
Label | Capitol ST 616 | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
Jimmy McGriff chronology | ||||
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Soul Sugar is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1970 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "The Sonny Lester-produced Soul Sugar looms large in Jimmy McGriff's vast catalog – while it's a fool's errand to pick the organist's absolute funkiest recording, this one demands serious consideration".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
- "Sugar, Sugar" (Jeff Barry, Andy Kim) – 2:45
- "Ain't It Funky Now" (James Brown) – 3:36
- "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae Hardaway) – 2:45
- "Dig on It" – 3:05
- "Bug Out" – 3:01
- "The Now Thing" – 2:50
- "You're the One" (Sylvester Stewart) – 3:10
- "Fat Cakes" (Raymond Greenwood) – 3:18
- "New Volume" – 3:33
- "Spirit in the Dark" (Aretha Franklin) – 2:50
Personnel
- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Murray Watson – trumpet
- Cliff Davis – tenor saxophone, flute
- Johnny Beard – baritone saxophone
- Horace Ott – electric piano
- Larry Frazier – guitar
- Richard Davis – bass
- Marion J. Booker – drums
- Lawrence Killian – congas, tambourine
External links
- Jimmy McGriff - Soul Sugar
References
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- The Big Band (1966)
- A Bag Full of Soul (1966)
- Cherry (1966)
- A Bag Full of Blues (1967)
- I've Got a New Woman (1967)
- Honey (1968)
- The Worm (1968)
- Step 1 (1969)
- A Thing to Come By (1969)
- The Way You Look Tonight (1969)
- Electric Funk (1970)
- The Dudes Doin' Business (1970)
- Soul Sugar (1970)
- Something to Listen To (1971)
- Groove Grease (1971)
- Let's Stay Together (1972)
- Fly Dude (1972)
- Giants of the Organ Come Together (1973)
- The Main Squeeze (1974)
- Stump Juice (1975)
- The Mean Machine (1976)
- Red Beans (1976)
- Tailgunner (1977)
- City Lights (1981)
- Movin' Upside the Blues (1982)
- The Groover (1982)
- Countdown (1983)
- Skywalk (1984)
- State of the Art (1985)
- Soul Survivors (1986)
- The Starting Five (1987)
- Steppin' Up (1987)
- Blue to the 'Bone (1988)
- On the Blue Side (1990)
- You Ought to Think About Me (1990)
- The Dream Team (1997)
- Road Tested (1997)
- Straight Up (1998)
- Crunch Time (1999)
- McGriff's House Party (2000)
- Feelin' It (2001)
- McGriff Avenue (2002)
- Black Pearl (1971)
- Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (1973)
- Giants of the Organ in Concert (1973)