A Thing to Come By explained

A Thing to Come By
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band
Cover:	A_Thing_to_Come_By.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	June 17 & 18, 1969 in New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Solid State SS-18060
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:	Step 1
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	The Way You Look Tonight
Next Year:	1969

A Thing to Come By is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook stated "A Thing to Come By is an essential part of the Jimmy McGriff catalog".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

1. "A Thing to Come By" - 3:55
2. "Charlotte" - 4:30
3. "Down Home on the Moon" - 10:02
4. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) - 3:13
5. "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Teddy White) - 5:20
6. "Up There, Down Here" - 3:00
7. "A Thing to Come By - Part II - 4:47

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff - piano, organ
• Richard "Blue" Mitchell - trumpet
• Arthur "Fats" Theus - tenor saxophone
  • Larry Frazier - guitar Danny Turner - alto saxophone
• Jesse Kilpatrick - drums
• [mostly told: [[Phil Upchurch]]] - electric bass
• Unknown - [?] baritone saxophone

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Notes and References

1. Payne, D., Solid State Records discography accessed April 17, 2015
2. Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 17, 2015
3. Web site: Listing published on YouTube. live. 2021-05-29. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEy35mqvJOE. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20160620193910/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEy35mqvJOE . 2016-06-20 .