One of the all-time giants of the Hammond B-3, Jimmy McGriff sometimes gets lost amid all the great soul-jazz organists from his hometown of Philadelphia. He was almost certainly the bluesiest of the major soul-jazz pioneers, and indeed, he often insisted that he was more of a blues musician than a jazz artist; nonetheless, he remained eclectic enough to blur the lines of classification. His sound -- deep, down-to-earth grooves drenched in blues and gospel feeling -- made him quite popular with R&B audiences, even more so than some of his peers; what was more, he was able to condense those charms into concise, funky, jukebox-ready singles that often did surprisingly well on the R&B charts.

Genres:     Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Jazz Blues, Hard Bop

1-JIMMY MCGRIFF-LET'S STAY TOGETHER

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2-JIMMY MCGRIFF-BLACK AND BLUES

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3-JIMMY MCGRIFF-FLYIN' TIME

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