''Fly Dude'' is an album by American jazz organist

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing pia ...

featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the

Groove Merchant Groove Merchant was an American jazz and R&B record label during the 1970s. It was run by producer Sonny Lester and distributed by Pickwick Records. Notable artists included Chick Corea, O'Donel Levy, Buddy Rich, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith a ...

label.Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series
Retrieved March 26, 2018
Retrieved March 26, 2018

Reception

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's Steve Leggett said: "Soul-jazz and Hammond B3 pioneer Jimmy McGriff made the Groove Merchant record label his home base for the better part of the 1970s, releasing the often overlooked ''Fly Dude'' in 1972. This is McGriff at his most varied. ... ''Fly Dude'' has an ever-shifting perspective, and more than enough groove to keep everything sharp, all with a firm blues bases".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted # " Everyday I Have the Blues" (

Peter Chatman John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxopho ...

) – 3:42 # "Jumping the Blues" ( Jimmy Smith) – 4:15 # "Healin' Feeling" (

Les McCann Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his Swiss Movement, 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music ha ...

) – 5:09 # "Cotton Boy Blues" – 8:35 # "

Yardbird Suite "Yardbird Suite" is a bebop standard composed by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker in 1946. The title combines Parker's nickname "Yardbird" (often shortened to "Bird") and a colloquial use of the classical music term " suite" (in a manner similar to ...

" (

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...

) – 6:38 # "The Groove Fly" – 5:52 # "It's You I Adore" (George Freeman) – 5:43 # "Butterfly" – 4:01

Personnel

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*Ronald Arnold –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

* George Freeman, John Thomas – guitar *Marion Booker Jr. – drums

References

{{Authority control Groove Merchant albums Jimmy McGriff albums 1972 albums Albums produced by Sonny Lester