The Big Band (rereleased as The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie) is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Studio | A & R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label | Solid State SS-18001 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Reception
editIn his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "Matching the leader's powerful organ with a big band was a logical idea and one that would be successfully repeated quite a few times in the future".[4]
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Track listing
edit- "Hob Nail Boogie" (Buster Harding) – 2:28
- "Cherry Point" (Neal Hefti) – 3:57
- "Swingin' the Blues" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) – 3:47
- "Cute" (Hefti) – 3:29
- "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) – 4:07
- "Blues Go Away" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:34
- "Avenue C" – 2:58
- "L'il Darlin'" (Hefti) – 4:32
- "Splanky" (Hefti) – 3:17
- "Slow But Sure" (Manny Albam) – 4:36
Personnel
edit- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Jimmy Nottingham, Burt Collins, Markie Markowitz, Joe Newman – trumpet
- J. J. Johnson, Wayne Andre, Dick Hixson – trombone
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
- Budd Johnson, Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
- Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
- Kenny Burrell, Thornell Schwartz – guitar
- Richard Davis, Chet Amsterdam – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Manny Albam – arranger
References
edit- ^ Payne, D., Sonny Lester discography accessed April 14, 2015
- ^ Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 14, 2015
- ^ Jazzlists album entry accessed April 14, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Big Band: A Tribute to Basie – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2015.