Released 1966 | Recorded 1966 in New York City Length 36:45 | |
The Big Band (rereleased as The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie) is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Matching the leader's powerful organ with a big band was a logical idea and one that would be successfully repeated quite a few times in the future".
Track listing
- "Hob Nail Boogie" (Buster Harding) - 2:28
- "Cherry Point" (Neal Hefti) - 3:57
- "Swingin' the Blues" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) - 3:47
- "Cute" (Hefti) - 3:29
- "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) - 4:07
- "Blues Go Away" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:34
- "Avenue C" - 2:58
- "L'il Darlin'" (Hefti) - 4:32
- "Splanky" (Hefti) - 3:17
- "Slow But Sure" (Manny Albam) - 4:36
Personnel
References
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