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Jimmy McGriff

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Aliases
Jimmie McGriff
Jimmy McGriff, Organ & Big Blues Band
Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band
Jimmy McGriff Trio
McGriff
Real name
James Harrell McGriff
Born
April 3, 1936
Died
May 24, 2008
Country
United States
IPI
00018922872 3 works
00018922970 5 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Multi-instrumentalist; McGriff is best known as a hard bop and soul-jazz organist, particularly on the Hammond B-3 organ
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Originals

Covers by Jimmy McGriff

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i October 1962 Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
i December 1970 James Brown
February 1971 Fats Domino
i January 23, 1996 Miles Davis
i 2002 (unknown)
i 1990 Chuck Jackson [US]
i   1964 Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
i May 1968 Aretha Franklin
i May 1, 1994 The Incredible Jimmy Smith
i 1987 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra
i 1986 Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Don Brown
i 1966 Shirley Ross
i 1964 Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra
i June 1963 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i May 1, 1994 Ray Charles and His Orchestra
i November 1971 Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i 1997 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i May 1968 Aretha Franklin
i 1966 McKinney's Cotton Pickers
i 1966 Barbara Carroll Trio
i 1966 Count Basie & His Orchestra
i May 1, 1994 The Heartbeats [US1], Shep and The Limelites
i January 23, 1996 Bessie Smith - James P. Johnson at the Piano
i 1999 Chuck Willis
1972 Ernie Andrews accompanied by Wilbert Baranco Trio
1972 Albert King
i 1998 The Pied Pipers - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra
i June 1963 Sonny Thompson - Vocal by Lula Reed
February 1971 Albert King
i   1969 Samuel Ash, Marilyn Miller and Clifton Webb PRF, Meyer Davis and His Orch. – Vocal Refrain by Lou Conrad REC
i   1968 Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
1972 Eddie Boyd
i   October 1962 Benny Goodman Sextet REL,REC
i   1969 Connie Haines REC, Jean DuShon REL
i 1963 Maynard Ferguson
i 1986 The King Cole Trio
i 1964 Matt Monro
i 1990 McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
i 1966 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i 1968 Neal Hefti and His Orchestra
i August 1966 Ray Charles
i   1966 Ray Charles and His Orchestra REL, Percy Mayfield REC
i 1987 Gene Ammons
i April 1968 Bob Shane
i 1997 Dusty Springfield
i   1973 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
i August 1966 Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
i May 1968 James Brown and The Famous Flames
i   1966 Ceil Clayton REL, Claramae Turner PRF
i 1987 Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Jean Bowes
i 1970 George J. Gaskin, Knickerbocker Male Quartette
  February 1971 Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles BRD,REL
i 1997 Dick Powell
i December 1963 Jimmy Boyd accompanied by Norman Luboff
i 1998 The Ambassadors [US2]
i May 1968 Sam & Dave
i 1998 The Isley Brothers
i September 1962 Southern Tones
i December 1963 Edison Male Quartette
i April 1964 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1990 Lester Young and His Sextet
i 1966 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i 1972 Al Green
i 1966 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1963 Ray Charles
i 1972 Gene Austin
i   1972 Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF
i 1982 "Cannonball" Adderley
i January 23, 1996 "Cannonball" Adderley
i   November 1971 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra REC,REL, Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye PRF
i June 1963 Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra - Vocal by Margaret Whiting
i   1964 Henry Mancini REC,REL,BRD
i 1997 John Coltrane
i May 1, 1994 Little Junior Parker and Bill Harvey's Band
i 1968 Bobbie Gentry
February 1971 The Beatles
i 1998 Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
i 1986 The Clovers
i   October 1962 John Michael King REL,PRF
i   1966 Harry Richman PRF, Ted Lewis and His Band REC
i   1972 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Bing Crosby BRD
i   1964 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Peter Matz REC,REL, Barbra Streisand PRF
i 1964 Frankie Laine
i 1963 Lew Stone and His Band
i May 1, 1994 Gene Ammons and His Sextet
i May 1968 Otis Redding
i 1987 Percy Mayfield and Orchestra
i 1966 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars
i October 1962 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i December 1963 Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Acc.
i 1999 Clifford Brown and Max Roach
i December 1963 Harry Reser and His Orchestra
i October 1962 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   November 1971 Doris Day REC,REL,BRD
i August 1966 Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
i October 1962 Jimmy Smith [US]
i 1970 Count Basie and His Orchestra
December 1970 Stevie Wonder
i May 1968 Otis Redding
i 1974 Benny Goodman Sextet
i 2002 Jimmy Forrest with Oliver Nelson
i December 1970 Aretha Franklin
i 1966 Count Basie & His Orch.
i January 23, 1996 Count Basie & His Orch.
December 1970 The Archies
i   1997 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i 1974 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i   April 1968 Martha Reeves and The Vandellas REC, Aretha Franklin REL
i 1966 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1968 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i June 1963 Janet Brace with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis
i May 1, 1994 Janet Brace with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis
i May 1968 Clarence Carter
i   1968 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
i 1966 The Champs
i   1968 Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i 1964 Ernest Gold conducting the Sinfonia of London Orchestra
i 1990 Willie Bryant and His Orchestra
February 1971 The Beatles
i 1972 Isaac Hayes
i   1965 Judy Holliday, Ensemble PRF, Carmen McRae with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis REC,REL
i 1964 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
i 1999 Horace Silver Quintet
i November 1971 John Payne & Joan Merrill
i 1966 Johnny Mandel
i 1973 Fats Navarro
i 1968 Moe Koffman Quartette
i 1964 Elmer Bernstein
i 1966 Fred Astaire
i 1973 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i 1968 Aretha Franklin
i 1987 Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
i 1964 Manos Hadjidakis
i 1990 Ace Cannon
i   May 1968 The 5th Dimension REL, The Sunshine Company REC
i 1966 Herbie Hancock
i May 1968 The Impressions
i 1972 Marvin Gaye
i 1999 Marvin Gaye
i January 23, 1996 Victor Young
i   1968 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The King's Men REC, Ramon Novarro & Evelyn Laye BRD
i 1966 J. W. Myers
i April 1964 Henry Thies and His Hotel Sinton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Don Dewey
i   December 1963 Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
i December 1963 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash
i 1999 Lois Deppe & Russell Woodling's Jubilee Singers
i 1972 Charlie Parker Septet
i 1968 The Pine Ridge Boys
i 1987 Joni James - Lew Douglas Orchestra
i December 1970 Little Sister

Sampled songs

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Bag Full of Soul Jimmy McGriff Trio August 1966 Solid State Records [US1]
Black and Blues Jimmy McGriff 1972 Groove Merchant
Blues for Mister Jimmy Jimmy McGriff 1965 Sue Records
Blues Groove The Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford Quartet January 23, 1996 Telarc
Cherry Jimmy McGriff 1966 Solid State Records [US1]
Christmas with McGriff McGriff December 1963 Sue Records
Crunch Time Hank Crawford - Jimmy McGriff 1999 Milestone
Fly Dude Jimmy McGriff 1972 Groove Merchant
Groove Grease Jimmy McGriff November 1971 Groove Merchant
Honey Jimmy McGriff, Organ & Big Blues Band May 1968 Solid State Records [US1]
I've Got a New Woman Jimmy McGriff 1968 Solid State Records [US1]
I've Got a Woman Jimmy McGriff October 1962 Sue Records
Jimmy McGriff at the Apollo Jimmy McGriff 1963 Sue Records
Jimmy McGriff at the Organ Jimmy McGriff April 1964 Sue Records
Jimmy McGriff, Junior Parker Jimmy McGriff / Junior Parker 1972 United Artists Records
Let's Stay Together Jimmy McGriff 1972 Groove Merchant
Live Where the Action's At! Jimmy McGriff 1966 Veep
McGriff Avenue Jimmy McGriff 2002 Milestone
One of Mine Jimmy McGriff June 1963 Sue Records
On the Blue Side Hank Crawford - Jimmy McGriff 1990 Milestone
Right Turn on Blue The Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford Quartet May 1, 1994 Telarc
Road Tested Hank Crawford - Jimmy McGriff 1997 Milestone
Something to Listen To Jimmy McGriff 1970 Blue Note
Soul Sugar Jimmy McGriff December 1970 Capitol Records
Soul Survivors Hank Crawford - Jimmy McGriff 1986 Milestone
Step 1 Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band 1969 Solid State Records [US1]
Steppin' Up Hank Crawford - Jimmy McGriff 1987 Milestone
Straight Up Jimmy McGriff 1998 Milestone
The Big Band Jimmy McGriff 1966 Solid State Records [US1]
The Dudes Doin' Business Jimmy McGriff and Junior Parker February 1971 Capitol Records
The Groover Jimmy McGriff 1982 JAM [ Jazz America Marketing ]
The Last Blues Album Volume 1 Buddy Rich, Jimmy McGriff, Illinois Jacquet, George Freeman, Kenny Barron, Bobby Cranshaw 1974 Groove Merchant
The Starting Five Jimmy McGriff 1987 Milestone
The Worm Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band 1968 Solid State Records [US1]
Topkapi Jimmy McGriff 1964 Sue Records
Two Giants of the Organ Come Together Groove Holmes/Jimmy McGriff 1973 Groove Merchant

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