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One of the all-time giants of the Hammond B-3, Jimmy McGriff sometimes gets lost amid all the great soul-jazz organists from his hometown of Philadelphia. He was almost certainly the bluesiest of the major soul-jazz pioneers, and indeed, he often insisted that he was more of a blues musician than a jazz artist; nonetheless, he remained eclectic enough to blur the lines of classification. His sound — deep, down-to-earth grooves drenched in blues and gospel feeling — made him quite popular with R&B audiences, even more so than some of his peers; what was more, he was able to condense those charms into concise, funky, jukebox-ready singles that often did surprisingly well on the R&B charts. His rearrangement of Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman” was a Top Five R&B hit in 1962, and further hits like “All About My Girl,” “Kiko,” and “The Worm” followed over the course of the ’60s. McGriff spent much of the ’70s trying to keep pace with the fusion movement, switching to various electric keyboards and adopting an increasingly smooth, polished style. As the ’80s dawned, McGriff gave up trying to sound contemporary and returned to his classic organ-trio sound; as luck would have it, vintage soul-jazz soon came back into vogue with a devoted cult of fans and critics, and McGriff was able to recover his creative vitality and take his place as one of the genre’s elder statesmen.

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ashoman wrote:
September 2009

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Hammond+organ+lovers

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jonw2319 wrote:
July 2009

i first heard the Electric Funk album back in 98' - it promptly blew me away. Thanks last.fm for hooking me back up with Jimmy's awesome tunes! McGriff, you sir are a legend!

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UsPeaches wrote:
April 2009

Jimmy is the meanest on the organ. thank you Jimmy.

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ashoman wrote:
April 2009

For all Hammond organ lovers - http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Hammond+organ+lovers

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Benrico wrote:
April 2009

thanks Jimmy

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whutupp wrote:
December 2008

what an awesome surprise this dude was. Just stumbled onto him, listening to "The Bird Wave" and i dunno, i'm feelin it for sure.

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britonica wrote:
December 2008

This is the one

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koolsilvercrew wrote:
October 2008

Great Jazzy Track

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loudyloudy wrote:
September 2008

All of Jimmy's jazz is as good as it gets! Loving it!

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Scentlesss wrote:
August 2008

Jimmy , Rest In Peace!

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michaelklouda wrote:
August 2008

I just love his music. One of the greats. RIP.

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yusuke1200mk4 wrote:
June 2008

may his spirit rest in peace....

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mymusic101 wrote:
May 2008

RIP

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Theeboon wrote:
January 2008

'Tailgunner' and 'Outside Looking In', two great disco albums by this dude.

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Jerdna wrote:
November 2007

Jazz oder nie!

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