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Black Pearl (Jimmy McGriff album)

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Released
  
1971

Artist
  
Jimmy McGriff

Producer
  
Sonny Lester

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1971

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Black Pearl (1971)
  
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Jimmy mcgriff black pearl


Black Pearl is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in New Jersey in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated
  1. "Black Pearl" (Pierre Daniel, Sonny Lester)
  2. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington)
  3. "Man from Bad"
  4. "Groove Alley"
  5. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington)
  6. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobby Gentry)
  • Recorded live at The Golden Slipper in Newark, New Jersey in early 1971.
  • Personnel

  • Jimmy McGriff - organ
  • Ronald White - trumpet
  • Joseph Morris - alto saxophone
  • Arthur "Fats" Theus - tenor saxophone
  • William Thorpe - baritone saxophone
  • O'Donel "Butch" Levy - guitar
  • Willie Jenkins - drums
  • References

    Black Pearl (Jimmy McGriff album) Wikipedia