Jimmy McGriff - 1966 - The Big Band A Tribute To Basie (2006) FL

Jimmy McGriff - 1966 - The Big Band A Tribute To Basie (2006)

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. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Hob Nail Boogie
02 - Cherry Point
03 - Swingin' The Blues
04 - Cute
05 - Every Day I Have The Blues
06 - Blues Go Away
07 - Avenue C
08 - L'il Darlin'
09 - Splanky
10 - Slow But Sure

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