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Jimmy McGriff - Ain't It Funky Now (The Hype Machine)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:40:28 GMT

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Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker - Drownin' On Dry Land (The Hype Machine)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:37:08 GMT

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JIMMY MCGRIFF: GIANT OF THE ORGAN (Soul Sides)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT

(Editor's Note: This comes from Matt Rogers, one of the contributing editors at Wax Poetics and someone who I thought could do an excellent retrospective on the late Jimmy McGriff (who we lost earlier this year). With his death, alongside that of Jack McDuff and Jimmy Smith, one of the greatest sets of jazz organists to ever come through are now gone. Rogers pays proper tribute...

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Sundays with A Tribe Called Quest: Vol. 2 (So Much Silence)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:44:23 GMT

... Babyface, Shanice and, of course, his best friend Steven at the Home Depot. Samples used : Jimmy McGriff, Dig On It ; David T. Walker, On Love (via The Breaks ). A Tribe Called Quest | God Lives Through

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Not Necessarily Guitar, But Beautiful... (Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:26:00 GMT

If you can just get your mind around this... Barbara Dennerlein , "Queen of the Hammond B3" is truly amazing! How does this white chick, from Germany, find herself in the modus operandi of Jimmy Smith/Jack McDuff/Jimmy McGriff?? Even more amazing is the bass player in Barb's band. She must have kicked him out-- and with that same foot she handles the bass duties herself. Talk about...

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Borrowed from the Other Blog... (el director)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:33:00 GMT

Please bare with us, we are experiencing some minor technical difficulties whilst we try to unglue el Director from the cereal bowl... In the meantime, here is some music... In memorandum, Jimmy McGriff , April 3, 1936 -- May 24, 2008 -El Maestro

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Cosby gets in his jazz licks (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:56:00 GMT

... to the veteran Ndugu Chancler.This year Cosby plans to pay tribute to his fellow Philadelphian, Jimmy McGriff, who died last month, by opening his set with one of the jazz organist's biggest hits, "I've Got a Woman," which he describes as "a fast, popping, storefront church tambourine thing." And he has selected the fast tempo "Limehouse Blues" to honor his friend Roach, who died...

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Bill Cosby to get in some licks on drums at jazz festival (Seattle Times)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:47:08 GMT

This year Cosby plans to pay tribute to his fellow Philadelphian, Jimmy McGriff, who died last month, by opening his set with one of the jazz organist's biggest hits, "I've Got a Woman," which he describes as "a fast, popping, storefront church tambourine thing." And he has selected the fast tempo "Limehouse Blues" to honor his friend Roach, who died last year.

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Mystery Action #30 (GaragePunk.com)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:41:37 GMT

Host: Charles Gaskins People keep dropping dead! Bo Diddley, Jimmy McGriff, Yves Saint Laurent! Who’s next? Oh well, at least I’m not dead… YET! Since I’m still breathing you should check my latest episode! It’s good for your health, you know. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE

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basic soul radio with Simon Harrison (mondomedeusah électronique)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:13:00 GMT

Jimmy McGriff - Mean Machine // Groove Merchant Jimmy McGriff - Hey, Mrs Jones // Groove Merchant Jimmy McGriff - Ain't It Funky Now //...

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Jimmy McGriff - Red Sails In The Sunset (The Hype Machine)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:39:23 GMT

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Look What They’ve Done to That Song (The Hits Just Keep On Comin')

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:51:04 GMT

After a weekend’s hiatus, I’m back to doing business at this old familiar stand with a few bits and pieces worthy of your attention. One of the most-played artists on the laptop music stash is organist Jimmy McGriff, who died last week. I’m very late on it, but Funky16Corners has a brief tribute. I blogged about [...]

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Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008) (Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:09:00 GMT

I'm back from Europe, and just learned that the great Jimmy McGriff, one of the true soul masters of the Hammond B-3 organ, passed away during my honeymoon. Click here for an outstanding biography by Doug Payne, which will tell you all you need and then some about this Philadelphia born funkmeister. He clearly was one of the all-time greats, part of a great line of jazz organists that...

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Jimmy McGriff (Times Online)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:49:35 GMT

Jimmy McGriff spanned the musical worlds of jazz, blues and funk and his vibrant playing of the Hammond organ touched both souls and feet. His groove-laden, hard-swinging sound graced more than 100 albums during a career lasting almost half a century in which he rivalled his close friend Jimmy Smith as the foremost organist of his generation. “Jimmy Smith is the jazz king...

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RIP Jimmy McGriff (The Vinyl Word)

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Hammond B3 organist Jimmy McGriff, who died the other day aged 72, was one of the leading exponents of organ-based soul/jazz in the 60s, along with Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff and Richard Groove Holmes, and his singles and LPs on the UK Sue label have become highly collectable. Jimmy was best known for I've Got a Woman and The Last Minute and albums such as Blues for...

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Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008) (Soulbounce.com)

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Jazzman Jimmy McGriff, 72, soulful master of the organ [ TPI ] In Tribute: Jimmy McGriff [ AMB ] Jimmy McGriff [ Official ][ MySpace ][ AMG ][ Wiki ]

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Jimmy McGriff: In Tribute, Part II - The Worm 1968 (The Allmusic Blog)

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:30:42 GMT

Jimmy McGriff’s B3 sound was always rooted in blues and gospel, and his soloing could be very smooth and polished. But every once in a while, he had to break out of his own soulbox and tear it up on a session. The Worm, issued on Solid State Records in 1968, is the very [...]

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GROOVEDOG: (BrothersJudd Blog)

Wed, 28 May 2008 23:31:23 GMT

Jimmy McGriff, Jazz and Blues Organist, Dies at 72 (BEN RATLIFF, 5/28/08, NY Times) Like other jazz organists of his time, Mr. McGriff spent much of his career working in the clubs of the East Coast organ circuit, including the Golden Slipper in Newark, a club he owned in the early ’70s. He played jazz as dance music, whether it was music by Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Ray Charles...

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Jimmy McGriff, 72: Blues for an Organ Grinder (linkfilter.net - fresh links)

Wed, 28 May 2008 17:17:45 GMT

... sizzle and slash-and-burn bar-room blooze. And few would master the jazz organ sound like Jimmy McGriff, who served up heaping slabs of greasy cheesesteak funk on and off for four decades until his death this week, at 72, of multiple sclerosis... This link was last accessed on : 0 Hits: 1 Points: 163651 Vote Now! [ ] There are no comments posted yet. to post one. 1

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Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008) (Electric Roulette)

Wed, 28 May 2008 09:55:53 GMT

Jimmy McGriff, hard-bopper and supreme Hammond B-3'er, has passed away. If you don't know him, press play on the video, then, over the jump for the background.

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