Fly Dude

1972 studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Fly Dude
Studio album by
Jimmy McGriff
ReleasedOctober 1972
Recorded1972
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz
Length43:55
LabelGroove Merchant
GM 509
ProducerSonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Let's Stay Together
(1972) 		Fly Dude
(1972) 		Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail
(1972)

Fly Dude is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic'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".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) – 3:42
  2. "Jumping the Blues" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:15
  3. "Healin' Feeling" (Les McCann) – 5:09
  4. "Cotton Boy Blues" – 8:35
  5. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 6:38
  6. "The Groove Fly" – 5:52
  7. "It's You I Adore" (George Freeman) – 5:43
  8. "Butterfly" – 4:01

Personnel

  • Jimmy McGriff – organ
  • Ronald Arnold – tenor saxophone
  • George Freeman, John Thomas – guitar
  • Marion Booker Jr. – drums

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography. Retrieved March 26, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series. Retrieved March 26, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Album details. Retrieved March 26, 2018
  4. ^ a b Leggett, Steve. Fly Dude – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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