Where the Action's At! explained

Where the Action's At!
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Jimmy McGriff
Cover:	Where_the_Action's_At!.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	December 30, 1965
Venue:	The Front Bar, Newark, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:36
Label:	Veep VPL-13515 / VPS 16515
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Jimmy McGriff
Prev Title:	Blues for Mister Jimmy
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	The Big Band
Next Year:	1966

Where the Action's At! is a live album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in New Jersey and released on Veep label in 1966.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Flophouse magazine stated "Production-wise, the album may be so-so, the drums sounding muffled, but as far as the standard of playing is concerned, it’s a gem!".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Where It's At" – 4:32
2. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 4:00
3. "Up Tight" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) – 5:48
4. "Frugal Bugle" – 6:28
5. "Upper-Ground" – 5:00
6. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 5:40
7. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo) – 3:58
8. "Robbins Nest" (Illinois Jacquet Sir Charles Thompson) – 5:08

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ
• Thornel Schwartz – guitar
• Willie "Saint" Jenkins – drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. Eyrie, P., Watts, R., Neely, T. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Veep Label Discography, accessed August 5, 2019
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Jimmy_Mcgriff.htm Jazzlists: Jimmy McGriff discography
3. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965, accessed August 5, 2019
4. http://flophousemagazine.com/2017/08/24/jimmy-mcgriff-live-where-the-actions-at-veep-1966/ Flophouse magazine review