The Mean Machine (album)


The Mean Machine is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1976 and released on the Groove Merchant label.

Reception

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Ironically enough, Mean Machine captures Jimmy McGriff at his sweetest. Employing electric piano as much as his signature organ, its grooves are disappointingly tepid, favoring a CTI-inspired smooth jazz approach at odds with McGriff's essential funkiness. Brad Baker's lush arrangements are largely to blame here, evoking the sound but not the kinetic energy of blaxploitation cinema".

Track listing

  1. "It Feels So Nice " − 6:04
  2. "The Mean Machine" − 5:54
  3. "Please Don't Take Me Out" − 6:05
  4. "Get Back' − 5:30
  5. "Overweight Shark Bait" − 4:41
  6. "Pogo's Stick" − 5:55

Personnel