Cherry (Jimmy McGriff album) explained

Cherry
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy McGriff
Cover:	Cherry (Jimmy McGriff album).jpg
Released:	October 1966
Recorded:	1966 at A&R Studios in New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Solid State SS-18006
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:	A Bag Full of Soul
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	A Bag Full of Blues
Next Year:	1967

Cherry is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic site gave the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Cherry" (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) – 2:20
2. "Tequila" (Chuck Rio) – 3:07
3. "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:52
4. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:55
5. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:20
6. "The Comeback" (L.C. Frazier) – 2:40
7. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 3:00
8. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 4:03
9. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Fields) – 3:10
10. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:05
11. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:20

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ, vocals
• Eric Gale – guitar solos
• Everett Barksdale – rhythm guitar
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Grady Tate – drums

Notes and References

1. Payne, D., Sonny Lester discography accessed April 14, 2015
2. Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 14, 2015
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Solid_State_18000.htm Solid State Records discography
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/cherry-mw0000913594 Allmusic listing