Jimmy McGriff - The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie

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Album Details

Title: The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie
Artist: Jimmy McGriff
Release Date: 1966
Re-Released On: 7/18/2006
Label: Blue Note Records
Album Type(s): Instrumental
UPC: 094636464428
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Earthy, Elegant, Gritty, Joyous, Organic, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Rollicking, Freewheeling, Fun, Greasy, Gutsy, Raucous, Soothing, Street-Smart, Swaggering, Warm
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Hob Nail Boogie
Cherry Point
Swingin' the Blues
Cute
Every Day I Have the Blues
Blues Go Away
Avenue C
L' Il Darlin'
Splanky
Slow But Sure

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2006	CD	Blue Note Records	64644

Other Editions

Big Band: A Tribute to Basie

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Album Review

Organist Jimmy McGriff's debut recording for the Solid State label (which has been reissued on a 1996 Laserlight CD) was also his first of many with a big band. McGriff pays tribute to the Count Basie Orchestra by performing ten songs from the Basie book (both of the 1940s and '50s) with a large group that includes many Basie veterans. The orchestra is mostly used as a prop, however, for McGriff is generally the main soloist on such tunes as Buster Harding's "Hob Nail Boogie," "Swingin' the Blues," "Cute," "Avenue C" and "L'il Darlin.'" 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. This budget CD gives one a good sampling of Jimmy McGriff's playing. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Barry Galbraith	Guitar
Billy Mitchell	Sax (Tenor)
Bob Porter	Liner Notes
Budd Johnson	Sax (Tenor)
Burt Collins	Trumpet
Dick Hixson	Trombone
Eddie Bert	Trombone
Ernie Royal	Trumpet
Frank Foster	Sax (Tenor)
Frank Wess	Sax (Alto)
Grady Tate	Drums
Irwin "Marky" Markowitz	Trumpet
J. Alan Johnson	Trombone
Jerome Richardson	Sax (Alto)
Jimmy McGriff	Organ
Jimmy Nottingham	Trumpet
Joe Newman Quartet	Trumpet
Kenny Burrell	Guitar
Manny Albam	Conductor, Arranger
Mel Lewis	Drums
Michael Cuscuna	Release Production
Paul Faulise	Trombone
Phil Ramone	Engineer
Richard Davis	Bass
Richard Gene Williams	Trumpet
Ron McMaster	Mastering
Seldon Powell	Sax (Baritone)
Sonny Lester	Producer, Audio Production
Thad Jones	Trumpet
Tom McIntosh	Trombone
Tony Studd	Trombone (Bass)
Wayne Andre	Trombone