Groove Grease

Groove Grease is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Groove Merchant label.

Reception

Allmusic's Rob Theakston said: "This 1971 session finds McGriff continuing to do like so many other jazz musicians of the time: embrace and adapt to the emergence of funk and soul into mainstream music, and recontextualize it in a jazz arena. The results are an unsurprisingly delicious slice of jazz-funk made from the finest ingredients.... While McGriff's adventurous side is slightly tamed, it's that willingness to improv and blend together as a cohesive unit that makes Groove Grease such a tasty statement that is consistently fresh with repeated listenings".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

"Groove Grease" – 3:33
"The Bird" – 3:14
"Plain Brown Bag" – 3:36
"There Will Never Be Another You" – 4:48
"Canadian Sunset" – 3:30
"Mr. Lucky" – 3:44
"Moonglow" – 3:24
"Red Sails in the Sunset" – 3:07
"Secret Love" – 4:32

Personnel

Jimmy McGriff – organ
Murray Watson – trumpet
Cliff Davis – tenor saxophone, flute
Johnny Beard – baritone saxophone, flute
Horace Ott – electric piano
Everett Barksdale, Wayne Bennett – guitar
Richard Davis, Richard Evans – bass
Marion J. Booker – drums
Lawrence Killian – percussion