R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff Songs

(with biography below if available)

James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 - May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. McGriff recorded a series of popular albums for the Sue label between 1962 and 1965, ending with what still stands as one of his finest examples of blues-based jazz, Blues for Mister Jimmy. McGriff "retired" from the music industry in 1972 to start a horse farm in Connecticut. But Sonny Lester's new record company, Groove Merchant, kept issuing McGriff records at a rate of three or four a year. By 1973, McGriff was touring relentlessly and actively recording again. Around this time, disco was gaining a hold in jazz music and McGriff's flexibility proved infallible. He produced some of his best music during this period: Stump Juice (1975), Red Beans (1976) and Outside Looking In (1978). These albums still stand out today as excellent documents of McGriff's organ playing.

Below is a list of Jimmy McGriff songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Sue 770
chart position: RandB #5, US #20
written by: Ray Charles
album: I've Got A Woman
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff I've Got A Woman
1962 Sue
2 record label: Sue 777
chart position: RandB #12, US #50
written by: Jimmy McGriff
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff All About My Girl
1963 Sue
3 record label: Sue 10 001
chart position: RandB #19, US #79
written by: Jimmy McGriff
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff Kiko
1964 Sue
4 record label: Solid State 2524
chart position: RandB #28, US #97
written by: Fats Theus
album: The Worm
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff The Worm
1968 Solid State
5 record label: Sue 777
chart position: Cashbox R&B #39, US #95
written by: Jimmy McGriff
comments: B Side To All About My Girl
Jimmy McGriff M.G. Blues
1963 Sue
6 record label: Sue 786
chart position: US #99
written by: Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff The Last Minute
1963 Sue
7 record label: Solid State 2510
chart position: US #130
written by: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
album: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff I Can't Get No Satisfaction
1967 Solid State
8 record label: Solid State 2501
chart position: US #135
written by: Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
Jimmy McGriff I Cover the Waterfront
1966 Solid State




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