Stump Juice Explained

Stump Juice
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy McGriff
Cover:	Stump Juice.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	1975
Studio:	New York City, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:54
Label:	Groove Merchant GM 3309
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:	The Main Squeeze
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	The Mean Machine
Next Year:	1976

Stump Juice is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "'Unlike the majority of Groove Merchant dates from the mid-'70s, Stump Juice forgoes warhorse pop and soul covers in favor of original tunes – these tabulas rasa are the ideal canvas for Lester's bare-essentials production and McGriff's sinuous grooves, eschewing fusion and disco influences in favor of raw, unadulterated jazz-funk".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Purple Onion" (Leo Johnson) – 5:46
2. "The Little One" (Johnson) – 4:04
3. "Stump Juice" (Jesse Morrison) – 3:37
4. "Cumayon" (Johnson) – 3:30
5. "T.N.T." – 5:51
6. "Stretch Me Out" – 6:28
7. "Pisces" (Jimmy Ponder) – 5:38

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ, keyboards
• Ernest Jones – synthesizer
• Leo Johnson, Jesse Morrison, Joe Thomas – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Ponder – lead guitar
• Ralph Byrd – rhythm guitar
• Bob Cranshaw, Andrew McCloud – bass
• Lawrence Killian – percussion
• Unidentified musicians – trumpet, flute, drums

Notes and References

1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed April 9, 2018
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant_3300.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Stump_Juice.htm Jazzlists: Album details