The Funkiest Little Band in the Land/Tribute to Count Basie (1991)

About this title: LRC Jazz Classics combined two '60s albums from Jimmy McGriff on one CD. A Tribute to Count Basie was recorded in 1966 with the Jimmy McGriff Big Band, and it is a very large group. At the center of all these instruments is the one-man band organ sound of McGriff. This salute to Count Basie includes ten songs that he wrote or made a part of his repetoire. Actually, the record works quite well. Funkiest Little Band in the Land is a collection of McGriff with small bands during the years from 1968 to 1974, before he went to the large orchestra format. Produced by Sonny Lester, many of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Groove Fly [McGriff]
2. Shuckin' & Jivin' [McGriff]
3. Dig on It [McGriff]
4. Bug Out [McGriff]
5. Fat Cakes [McGriff]
6. Super Funk [McGriff]
7. Plain Brown Bag [McGriff]
8. Jumpin' the Blues [McGriff]
9. Tiki [McGriff]
10. Cotton Boy Blues [McGriff]
11. These Foolish Things [Link/Marvell/Strach]
12. The Worm Turns [McGriff]
13. The Sermon [Smith]
14. Hob Nail Boogie [Harding]
15. Cherry Point [Hefti]
16. Swingin' the Blues [Basie/Durham/Hendri]
17. Cute [Hefti/Styne]
18. Every Day [York]
19. Blues Go Away [Wilkins]
20. Avenue C [Clayton/Hendricks]
21. Lil' Darlin' [Hefti]
22. Splanky [Hefti]
23. Slow But Sure [Albam]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.