Jimmy McGriff - Fly Dude

Title: Fly Dude Artist: Jimmy McGriff Release Date: 1972 Re-Released On: 9/20/2007 Label: Groove Merchant, Japanese Import, P-Vine Records Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 057362050921, 4995879234921, 766486770348 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

1. Everyday I Have the Blues
2. Jumping the Blues
3. Healin' Feeling
4. Cotton Boy Blues
5. Yardbird Suite
6. The Groove Fly
7. It's You I Adore
8. Butterfly

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Groove Merchant 509 2004 CD Japanese Import 23492 2004 CD P-Vine Records 2349

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Soul-jazz and Hammond B3 pioneer Jimmy McGriff made the Groove Merchant record label his home base for the better part of the 1970s, releasing the often overlooked Fly Dude in 1972. This is McGriff at his most varied. Working with Ronald Arnold on tenor saxophone, George Freeman and John Thomas on guitars, and Marion Booker Jr. on drums, McGriff tackles a Jimmy Smith tune ("Jumping the Blues"), a Memphis Slim classic ("Everyday I Have the Blues"), and a bop touchstone by sax great Charlie Parker ("Yardbird Suite"). The most interesting tracks, however, are McGriff originals, including a churchy blues called "Cotton Boy Blues" and two proto-funk pieces, "The Groove Fly" and "Butterfly." With Freeman and Arnold trading off lead lines with McGriff, Fly Dude has an ever-shifting perspective, and more than enough groove to keep everything sharp, all with a firm blues base. This CD reissue is from Japan's P-Vine label, and as always, they know quality when they hear it. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Chuck Stewart Photography George Freeman Guitar Jimmy McGriff Organ John Thomas Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Malcolm Addey Engineer Marion Booker Drums Roland Arnold Sax (Tenor) Ronald Arnold Sax (Tenor) Sam Alexander Art Direction Sam Feldman Mastering