Straight Up (Jimmy McGriff album)


Straight Up is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1998 and released on the Milestone label.

Reception

's Richard S. Ginell said: "McGriff proves once again that it's never too late to come up with a good record in this vein. And "good" is understating it; this is a truly great soul-jazz session, possibly the best of McGriff's end-of-the-century renaissance up to this date". On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne noted "Straight Up isn't perfect. But the variety on display here is nice and the ageless organ master proves he can still grind with a style that's worth hearing", while Ed Kopp observed "McGriff is one of the most soulful B3 organ players alive, a verity he proves yet again on this fine release". In JazzTimes, Patricia Myers wrote "This issue is a must for fans of both jazz organ and tenor sax".

Track listing

  1. "Doin' My Thing" – 9:19
  2. "It Had to Be You" – 5:47
  3. "Straight Up" – 7:03
  4. "Blues for the Baby Grand" – 6:05
  5. "It's Your Thing" – 9:11
  6. "Dream" – 9:03
  7. "Brother Griff" – 8:08
  8. "Oleo" – 7:09

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