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The Sonny Lester-produced Soul Sugar looms large in Jimmy McGriff's vast catalog -- while it's a fool's errand to pick the organist's absolute funkiest recording, this one demands serious consideration. Without personnel credits, it's impossible to know who's backing McGriff here, but the rhythm section is nonetheless superb -- cuts like "Dig on It" (later sampled by A Tribe Called Quest), "Fat Cakes," and "The Now Thing" rival the Meters for sheer soulfulness. The covers are no less impressive -- while renditions of James Brown's "Ain't It Funky Now," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," and Aretha Franklin's "Spirit in the Dark" remain true to the spirit of the original recordings, the ingenious arrangements also allow McGriff and his band panoramic stretches of space to explore.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Jeff Barry, Composer - Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist - Andy Kim, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
JAMES BROWN, Composer - Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Garrett, Composer - Lula Mae Hardaway, Composer - Syreeta Wright, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Sylvester Stewart, Composer - Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist - GREENWOOD, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Aretha Franklin, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Lester, Producer - Jimmy McGriff, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
The Sonny Lester-produced Soul Sugar looms large in Jimmy McGriff's vast catalog -- while it's a fool's errand to pick the organist's absolute funkiest recording, this one demands serious consideration. Without personnel credits, it's impossible to know who's backing McGriff here, but the rhythm section is nonetheless superb -- cuts like "Dig on It" (later sampled by A Tribe Called Quest), "Fat Cakes," and "The Now Thing" rival the Meters for sheer soulfulness. The covers are no less impressive -- while renditions of James Brown's "Ain't It Funky Now," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," and Aretha Franklin's "Spirit in the Dark" remain true to the spirit of the original recordings, the ingenious arrangements also allow McGriff and his band panoramic stretches of space to explore.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:19
- Main artists: Jimmy McGriff
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1970 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
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