Cherry (Jimmy McGriff album)

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1966 studio album by Jimmy McGriff

Cherry

Studio album by

Jimmy McGriff

Released| October 1966
Recorded| 1966 at A&R Studios in New York City
Genre| Jazz
Label| Solid State SS-18006
Producer| Sonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
| A Bag Full of Soul
(1966)  | Cherry
(1966)  | A Bag Full of Blues
(1967)

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Cherry is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State label.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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The AllMusic site gave the album 3 stars.[4]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]

## Track listing

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1. "Cherry" (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) – 2:20
2. "Tequila" (Chuck Rio) – 3:07
3. "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:52
4. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:55
5. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:20
6. "The Comeback" (L.C. Frazier) – 2:40
7. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 3:00
8. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 4:03
9. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Fields) – 3:10
10. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:05
11. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:20

## Personnel

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* Jimmy McGriff – organ, vocals
* Eric Gale – guitar solos
* Everett Barksdale – rhythm guitar
* Milt Hinton – bass
* Grady Tate – drums

## References

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1. ^ Payne, D., Sonny Lester discography accessed April 14, 2015
2. ^ Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 14, 2015
3. ^ Solid State Records discography accessed April 14, 2015
4. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed April 14, 2015

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Jimmy McGriff

Studio albums|

* The Big Band (1966)
* A Bag Full of Soul (1966)
* Cherry (1966)
* A Bag Full of Blues (1967)
* I've Got a New Woman (1967)
* Honey (1968)
* The Worm (1968)
* Step 1 (1969)
* A Thing to Come By (1969)
* The Way You Look Tonight (1969)
* Electric Funk (1970)
* The Dudes Doin' Business (1970)
* Soul Sugar (1970)
* Something to Listen To (1971)
* Groove Grease (1971)
* Let's Stay Together (1972)
* Fly Dude (1972)
* Giants of the Organ Come Together (1973)
* The Main Squeeze (1974)
* Stump Juice (1975)
* The Mean Machine (1976)
* Red Beans (1976)
* Tailgunner (1977)
* City Lights (1981)
* Movin' Upside the Blues (1982)
* The Groover (1982)
* Countdown (1983)
* Skywalk (1984)
* State of the Art (1985)
* Soul Survivors (1986)
* The Starting Five (1987)
* Steppin' Up (1987)
* Blue to the 'Bone (1988)
* On the Blue Side (1990)
* You Ought to Think About Me (1990)
* The Dream Team (1997)
* Road Tested (1997)
* Straight Up (1998)
* Crunch Time (1999)
* McGriff's House Party (2000)
* Feelin' It (2001)
* McGriff Avenue (2002)

Live albums|

* Black Pearl (1971)
* Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (1973)
* Giants of the Organ in Concert (1973)

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