The Worm (Jimmy McGriff album)

The Worm is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Solid State label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "The Worm is a monster album through and through. Not only is it a revelatory example of McGriff on the wild, it marks one of the first places where the new funky urban soul met jazz and blues and evolved into jazz-funk".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

1. "The Worm" (Sonny Lester, Jimmy McGriff, Fats Theus) - 3:20
2. "Keep Loose" - 5:56
3. "Heavyweight" - 6:52
4. "Think" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 3:16
5. "Lock It Up" (Kenny Burrell) - 5:13
6. "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 4:31
7. "Blue Juice" - 4:59
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:46

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff - organ
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Danny Turner - alto saxophone
• Fats Theus - tenor saxophone
• Robert Ashton - baritone saxophone
• Thornel Schwartz - guitar
• Bob Bushnell - electric bass
• Mel Lewis, Grady Tate - drums

References