The Starting Five

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The Starting Five
The Starting Five.jpg
Studio album by
Jimmy McGriff
Released1987
RecordedOctober 14 and 15, 1986
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length40:26
LabelMilestone
M-9148
ProducerBob Porter
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Soul Survivors
(1986) 		The Starting Five
(1987) 		Steppin' Up
(1987)

The Starting Five is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1986 and released on the Milestone label the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[6]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Due to the strong lineup and the basic but perfectly suitable material, this Jimmy McGriff CD is well worth picking up. ... A fun and swinging session".[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. "Movin' On" (David Newman) – 7:15
  2. "Doggone" – 4:28
  3. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 7:26
  4. "BGO" – 5:48
  5. "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 4:53
  6. "Granny's Lane" – 5:41
  7. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:27
  8. "Hittin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons) – 10:37 Additional track on CD release

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 22, 2018
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
  4. ^ Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. The Starting Five – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 971. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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