Jimmy McGriff - Soul Sugar

Title: Soul Sugar Artist: Jimmy McGriff Release Date: 1971 Re-Released On: 8/20/2008 Label: Groove Hut UPC: 8436019587041 Genre: Jazz Styles: Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz 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: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Sugar Sugar
2. Ain't It Funky Now
3. Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours
4. Dig on It
5. Bug Out
6. Now Thing
7. You're the One
8. Fat Cakes
9. New Volume
10. Spirit in the Dark
11. Groove Grease
12. Bird
13. Plain Brown Bag
14. There Will Never Be Another You
15. Canadian Sunset
16. Mr Lucky
17. Moonglow
18. Red Sails in the Sunset
19. Secret Love

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Groove Hut 66704

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The Sonny Lester-produced Soul Sugar looms large in Jimmy McGriff's vast catalog -- while it's a fool's errand to pick the organist's absolute funkiest recording, this one demands serious consideration. Without personnel credits, it's impossible to know who's backing McGriff here, but the rhythm section is nonetheless superb -- cuts like "Dig on It" (later sampled by A Tribe Called Quest), "Fat Cakes," and "The Now Thing" rival the Meters for sheer soulfulness. The covers are no less impressive -- while renditions of James Brown's "Ain't It Funky Now," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," and Aretha Franklin's "Spirit in the Dark" remain true to the spirit of the original recordings, the ingenious arrangements also allow McGriff and his band panoramic stretches of space to explore. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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