The Starting Five
1987 studio album by Jimmy McGriff
The Starting Five | ||||
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Studio album by Jimmy McGriff | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | October 14 and 15, 1986 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:26 | |||
Label | Milestone M-9148 | |||
Producer | Bob Porter | |||
Jimmy McGriff chronology | ||||
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The Starting Five is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1986 and released on the Milestone label the following year.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Due to the strong lineup and the basic but perfectly suitable material, this Jimmy McGriff CD is well worth picking up. ... A fun and swinging session".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
- "Movin' On" (David Newman) – 7:15
- "Doggone" – 4:28
- "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 7:26
- "BGO" – 5:48
- "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 4:53
- "Granny's Lane" – 5:41
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:27
- "Hittin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons) – 10:37 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Rusty Bryant – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Mel Brown, Wayne Boyd (tracks 1-3 & 6) – guitar
- Bernard Purdie − drums
References
- ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Starting Five – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 971. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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