''The Dudes Doin' Business'' is an album by organist
Jimmy McGriff and vocalist
featuring performances recorded in 1970 and originally released on the
Capitol label.
[Discography Preview for the Capitol label Main Series 100-886 (1968–1972)](_blank)
Retrieved March 26, 2018 The album was reissued as ''Good Things Don't Happen Every Day'' on the
Groove Merchant
Groove Merchant was an American jazz and R&B record label during the 1970s. It was run by producer Sonny Lester and distributed by Pickwick Records. Notable artists included Chick Corea, O'Donel Levy, Buddy Rich, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith and ...
label in 1972.
Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series
Retrieved March 26, 2018
Reception
Robert Christgau
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said: "A waste. Vocalist Parker, an underrated blues pro, and organist McGriff, who has a name as a soloist but is better off accompanying, should produce a more than passable record almost automatically. But not when they're burdened with strings, insipid soprano choruses, and hopelessly inappropriate material".
Track listing
# "Drownin' on Dry Land" (Mickey Gregory, Alan Jones) – 3:06
# "Good Things Don't Happen Every Day" (Horace Ott) – 3:10
# " Ain't That a Shame" ( Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 2:48
# "A Losing Battle" ( Mac Rebennack) – 3:17
# "It Ain't What'cha Got" (Gloria Caldwell, J. Wolf) – 2:51
# " In the Heat of the Night" ( Quincy Jones, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 4:44
# "Workin'" (Ott, Al Stewart) – 3:46
# " Oh! Darling" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:38
# "The Inner Light
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" (George Harrison
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) – 3:51
Personnel
* Jimmy McGriff – organ
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Biology
* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
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** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
* – vocals, harmonica
* Horace Ott – piano, electric piano
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, arranger, conductor
* Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale – guitar
*Chuck Rainey
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– electric bass
*Bernard Purdie
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– drums
*Other unidentified musicians – trumpet, trombone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
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, string section, backing vocals
References
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Capitol Records albums
Jimmy McGriff albums
Junior Parker albums
1970 albums
Albums produced by Sonny Lester
Albums arranged by Horace Ott
Albums conducted by Horace Ott