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Blues Groove (Jimmy McGriff album)

Blues Groove is an album by the American musicians Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford, released on January 30, 1996.[1][2] The supported it by playing the 1996 Toronto Jazz Festival.[3]

Blues Groove
Studio album by
Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996
RecordedJuly 1995
GenreBlues, jazz
LabelTelarc Jazz
ProducerJohn Snyder
Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford chronology
Right Turn on Blue
(1994)		 Blues Groove
(1996)		 Road Tested
(1997)

Production

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The album was recorded in July 1995.[4] McGriff and Crawford were backed by Vance James on drums and Wayne Boyd on guitar.[5] McGriff played a Hammond XB-3.[6] "Splanky" was written by Neal Hefti.[7] "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" is a version of the song made famous by Cannonball Adderley.[6] "Frame for the Blues" was composed by Slide Hampton.[6] "All Blues" is an interpretation of the Miles Davis song.[8] "Could Be" was written by Les McCann.[9]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music GuideStarStarStarStar[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[11]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStar[12]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star[13]
The Star-LedgerStarStarStar[8]
The Vancouver SunStarStarStar[14]

The Omaha World-Herald noted that "the co-leaders offer funky stuff that sounds a bit tired when Boyd is not in the spotlight."[15] The Vancouver Sun stated, "This is classic funk-blues playing, where each soloist builds to a crescendo, then cuts out as the band brings the energy level back down for the next player to stoke the fire."[14] The Toronto Star said that "the awesome expressive power and range of McGriff's B3 organ and Crawford's distinctive, fat and emotional alto sax heat proceedings".[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Movin' Upside the Blues" 
2."Splanky" 
3."Frame for the Blues" 
4."Lew's Piece" 
5."All Blues" 
6."The Sermon" 
7."When I Fall in Love" 
8."Could Be" 
9."Don't Cry, Baby" 
10."Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" 

References

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  1. ↑ Bahr, Bob (January 27, 1996). "Out this week". Scene. The Courier-Journal. p. 7.
  2. ↑ "Master Class: Jazz (B-3) Bash!". Keyboard. Vol. 22, no. 9. September 1996. pp. 62–66, 68, 70.
  3. 1 2 Chapman, Geoff (June 15, 1996). "Previewing the sounds of downtown jazz fest". Toronto Star. p. J14.
  4. 1 2 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 874.
  5. ↑ Miller, Cam (September 3, 1996). "Choice Cuts". The Union. Grass Valley. p. A8.
  6. 1 2 3 Horyczun, Mike (April 26, 1996). "McGriff-Crawford hit on all cylinders". Westport News. Vol. 33, no. 33. p. B6.
  7. ↑ Poses, Jon W. (May 12, 1996). "Organ fuels soul-jazz resurgence". Columbia Daily Tribune. p. E1.
  8. 1 2 Kanzler, George (February 13, 1996). "McGriff, Crawford find comfortable 'Groove'". The Star-Ledger. p. 31.
  9. ↑ Hall, Jeff (December 20, 1996). "In the groove with jazz duo". Courier-Post. p. 16E.
  10. ↑ All Music Guide (4th ed.). Backbeat Books. 2001. p. 1316.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. V. MUZE. p. 3577.
  12. ↑ MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 768.
  13. ↑ The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 464.
  14. 1 2 Andrews, Marke (April 18, 1996). "Out of the blue comes a sweet, soft discovery". The Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  15. ↑ Smith, Will (March 31, 1996). "Jazz Sounds". Entertainment. Omaha World -Herald. p. 10.
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