Jimmy McGriff - In a Blue Mood (1991)

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Title: In a Blue Mood
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Headfirst[10112]
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 39:31
Total Size: 248 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1 Charlotte 4:46
2 Hip Hug Her 4:33
3 Dr. Feelgood 5:36
4 Blue Juice 5:12
5 The Bird 4:58
6 Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:48
7 Have A Heart 4:05
8 Born Under A Bad Sign 3:52
9 Fake I.D. 3:17
Jimmy McGriff - In a Blue Mood (1991)


Jimmy McGriff's 1991 release In a Blue Mood ranked as one of his most controversial. McGriff, certainly among the finest wailing and soul-jazz organists ever, spent as much time playing the Kurzweil 1200 synthesizer as he did the Hammond (and it was B-5 rather than the classic B-3), was joined by then-Prince saxophonist Eric Leeds, and also backed on two cuts by vocalists. It was far from late-night soul-jazz at its best; still, McGriff did play a couple of nice solos when he did turn to the organ. "Blue Juice," "The Bird," and "Charlotte" are strong McGriff vehicles; the others were done with style, but often lacked substance.~Ron Wynn