Jimmy McGriff - Black Pearl (1971) [2014 SHM-CD Blue Note 24-192 Remaster] CD-Rip

Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and the latest 24bit 192kHz remastering. One of the most hard-hitting Jimmy McGriff albums of the 70s – a raw live date recorded in Newark – and a set that's a perfect bridge between the sharp soul of his Sue Records sessions and his later funk to come! The whole thing's got a gritty vibe the really recalls the sound of a Hammond combo in a small club back in the day – a sense of recording that's different than the usual Blue Note record, and we mean that in a good way! Future Groove Merchants Fats Theus and O'Donel Levy are both on the record – the former on tenor, the latter on guitar – and Jimmy gets plenty of room to really open up and soar on the Hammond. The group also features the lesser-known Ronald White on trumpet and Joseph Morris on alto – and titles include "In A Mellow Tone", "Groove Alley" and "Man From Bad" – and a nice cover of "Ode to Billie Joe"!

Tracks:

01 - Black Pearl
02 - In A Mellow Tone
03 - Man From Bad
04 - Ode To Billie Joe
05 - Groove Alley
06 - C Jam Blues

Personnel:

Jimmy McGriff - organ
Ronald White - trumpet
Joseph Morris - alto saxophone
Arthur "Fats" Theus - tenor saxophone
William Thorpe - baritone saxophone
O'Donel "Butch" Levy - guitar
Willie "Saint" Jenkins - drums