''I've Got a Woman'' is an album by organist
Jimmy McGriff
James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader.
Biography Early years and influences
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pennsylvania, Uni ...
recorded and released by
Sue Records
''Sue Records was also the name of a Louisiana-based record company which owned Jewel Records (Shreveport record label).''
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in 1962.
[Payne, D]
Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965
accessed August 5, 2019
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Michael Erlewine stated "McGriff's first album is great ... Hi-impact early McGriff is the still the best, and this is the album that started it all".
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
# "
I've Got a Woman
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Ray Charles
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) – 4:34
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On the Street Where You Live
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Frederick Loewe
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,
Alan Jay Lerner
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) – 3:54
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Satin Doll
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Duke Ellington
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) – 2:20
# "
'Round Midnight" (
Thelonious Monk
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) – 5:43
# "All About My Girl" – 3:54
# "M.G. Blues" – 4:56
# "Thats The Way I Feel" – 2:17
# "
After Hours" (
Avery Parrish
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Early life
Parrish was born ...
) – 6:02
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Flying Home
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Background
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Lionel Hampton
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) – 4:00
# "Sermon" (
Jimmy Smith) – 5:08
Personnel
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Jimmy McGriff
James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader.
Biography Early years and influences
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pennsylvania, Uni ...
– organ
*Morris Dow – guitar
*
Jackie Mills
Jackie Mills (born March 11, 1922, New York City - died March 22, 2010, Beaumont, California) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Mills first learned guitar before picking up drums when he was ten years old. He played in the swing groups of ...
– drums
References
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1962 albums
Jimmy McGriff albums
Sue Records albums