The Worm (Jimmy McGriff album) explained

The Worm
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band
Cover:	The Worm (album).jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	August 19–22, 1968 in New York City
Genre:	Soul jazz, jazz-funk
Length:	37:53
Label:	Solid State SS-18045
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:	Honey
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Step 1
Next Year:	1968

The Worm is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Solid State label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "The Worm is a monster album through and through. Not only is it a revelatory example of McGriff on the wild, it marks one of the first places where the new funky urban soul met jazz and blues and evolved into jazz-funk".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

1. "The Worm" (Sonny Lester, Jimmy McGriff, Fats Theus) - 3:20
2. "Keep Loose" - 5:56
3. "Heavyweight" - 6:52
4. "Think" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 3:16
5. "Lock It Up" (Kenny Burrell) - 5:13
6. "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 4:31
7. "Blue Juice" - 4:59
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:46

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff - organ
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Danny Turner - alto saxophone
• Fats Theus - tenor saxophone
• Robert Ashton - baritone saxophone
• Thornel Schwartz - guitar
• Bob Bushnell - electric bass
• Mel Lewis, Grady Tate - drums

Notes and References

1. Payne, D., Solid State Records discography accessed April 14, 2015
2. Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 14, 2015