AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook
This early-'70s title features a mixed program by the great soul-jazz organist Jimmy McGriff. McGriffnot only digs into some Jimmy Smith-style, early '60s-era organ trio numbers like his original "Old Grad Dad" and Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia on My Mind," but he also includes the kind of contemporary soul fare he had turned to by the late '60s; McGriff spares no expense, going for the heart of soul royalty with Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft," and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." Inspired by their attractive melody lines and challenging chord sequences, McGriff and band enliven these already great songs with fine horn arrangements and superb solos (Harold Bennett's passionate and assured flute solo on "What's Going On" especially stands out). McGriff registers some nasty, in-the-pocket solos himself and contributes one of the hottest tracks here, the chicken-shack cooker "Tiki." Let's Stay Together is a great set by one of the masters of the Hammond B-3 organ sound.
Let's Stay Together is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and 1972 and released on the Groove Merchantlabel.[1][2][3]
Track listing
- "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr.) – 2:45
- "Tiki" (Jimmy McGriff) – 4:20
- "Theme from Shaft" (Isaac Hayes) – 4:00
- "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 4:33
- "Old Grand Dad" (McGriff, Thornel Schwartz) – 5:04
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 6:42
- "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 5:03
Personnel
- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- William Skinner – trumpet (tracks 1–4)
- L. E. Lofton – trombone (tracks 1–4)
- Harold (Sampson) Bennett – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1–4)
- Lawrence Frazier (tracks 1–4), Thornel Schwartz (tracks 5–7) – guitar
- Willie Jenkins – drums
- James Peacock – congas (tracks 1–4)
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