Feelin' It (album)
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| Released | April 17, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | October 17 and 19, 2000 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:53 | |||
| Label | Milestone MCD-9313-2 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Feelin' It is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 2000 and released on the Milestone label the following year.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Allmusic's Alex Henderson said: "McGriff was 64 when this CD was recorded in 2000 and, at that age, he wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel. But his fans expected him to provide soul-jazz/hard bop that was solid and consistent; Feelin' It definitely fits that description".[5] Douglas Payne noted "McGriff sounds ok here, but he's sounded this way for years. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what happens here. There's absolutely nothing memorable about it either".[7] In JazzTimes, Owen Cordle wrote "I hope there’ll always be a place for this kind of music in the record industry and on the scene. It’s a reservoir of the right stuff".[8]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
- "Stan's Shuffle" (Stanley Turrentine) – 9:01
- "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 7:45
- "Us" (Wayne Boyd) – 4:52
- "Feelin' It" (Melvin Sparks) – 5:01
- "Sermonizing" – 5:18
- "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 6:10
- "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 6:03
- "City Lights" – 7:31
Personnel
[edit]- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Bill Easley – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Wayne Boyd (tracks 3 & 6-8), Melvin Sparks (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) – guitar
- Kenny Washington (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Don Williams (tracks 3 & 6-8) − drums
References
[edit]- ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Jimmy McGriff: Feelin' It – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Reviews, accessed October 22, 2018
- ^ Cordle, O. Review, accessed October 22, 2018