Let's Stay Together (Jimmy McGriff album) explained

Let's Stay Together
Type:Album
Artist:Jimmy McGriff
Cover:Let's Stay Together (Jimmy McGriff album).jpg
Released:1972
Recorded:1966 and January 1972
Studio:New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:32:27
Label:Groove Merchant
GM 506
Producer:Sonny Lester
Chronology:Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:Groove Grease
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Fly Dude
Next Year:1972

Let's Stay Together is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

Allmusic's Stephen Cook said: "Let's Stay Together is a great set by one of the masters of the Hammond B-3 organ sound". On All About Jazz Douglas Payne noted "The music, unfortunately, isn't terribly memorable. But the R&B covers benefit by McGriff's outstanding blues touch and the funky "Tiki" and the glorious blues of "Old Grand Dad" (the only originals) are what make a McGriff album worth every dollar. Although nothing too surprising happens here, McGriff fans will want to pick up on this cut-out classic"[4]

Track listing

  1. "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr.) – 2:45
  2. "Tiki" (Jimmy McGriff) – 4:20
  3. "Theme from Shaft" (Isaac Hayes) – 4:00
  4. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 4:33
  5. "Old Grand Dad" (McGriff, Thornel Schwartz) – 5:04
  6. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 6:42
  7. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 5:03

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed April 4, 2018
  2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Lets_Stay_Together.htm Jazzlists: Album details
  4. Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed April 4, 2018