Fly Dude Explained

Fly Dude
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy McGriff
Cover:	Fly Dude.jpg
Released:	October 1972
Recorded:	1972
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:55
Label:	Groove Merchant GM 509
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:	Let's Stay Together
Prev Year:	1972
Next Year:	1972

Fly Dude is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic's Steve Leggett said: "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. ... Fly Dude has an ever-shifting perspective, and more than enough groove to keep everything sharp, all with a firm blues bases".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) – 3:42
2. "Jumping the Blues" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:15
3. "Healin' Feeling" (Les McCann) – 5:09
4. "Cotton Boy Blues" – 8:35
5. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 6:38
6. "The Groove Fly" – 5:52
7. "It's You I Adore" (George Freeman) – 5:43
8. "Butterfly" – 4:01

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ
• Ronald Arnold – tenor saxophone
• George Freeman, John Thomas – guitar
• Marion Booker Jr. – drums

Notes and References

1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography. Retrieved March 26, 2018
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Fly_Dude.htm Jazzlists: Album details