Straight Up (Jimmy McGriff album)

Straight Up is an album by the organist Jimmy McGriff, recorded in 1998 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2][3][4]

Straight Up
Studio album by
Released1998
RecordedMay 18 and 19, 1998
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length61:45
LabelMilestone
MCD-9285-2
ProducerBob Porter
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Road Tested
(1997)
Straight Up
(1998)
Crunch Time
(1999)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]

AllMusic's Richard S. Ginell said: "McGriff proves once again that it's never too late to come up with a good record in this vein. And 'good' is understating it; this is a truly great soul-jazz session, possibly the best of McGriff's end-of-the-century renaissance up to this date".[5] On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne noted: "Straight Up isn't perfect. But the variety on display here is nice and the ageless organ master proves he can still grind with a style that's worth hearing"; the site's Ed Kopp observed that "McGriff is one of the most soulful B3 organ players alive, a verity he proves yet again on this fine release".[7][8]

In JazzTimes, Patricia Myers wrote that "this issue is a must for fans of both jazz organ and tenor sax".[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Doin' My Thing" (Jimmy McGriff) – 9:19
  2. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 5:47
  3. "Straight Up" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 7:03
  4. "Blues for the Baby Grand" (Rodney Jones) – 6:05
  5. "It's Your Thing" (Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley) – 9:11
  6. "Dream" (Johnny Mercer) – 9:03
  7. "Brother Griff" (Newman) – 8:08
  8. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 22, 2018
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
  4. ^ Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
  5. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Jimmy McGriff: Straight Up – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ Payne, D. All About Jazz Review 1, accessed October 22, 2018
  8. ^ Kopp, E. All About Jazz Review 2, accessed October 22, 2018
  9. ^ Myers, P. JazzTimes Review, accessed October 22, 2018