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Let's Stay Together

Let's Stay Together

Jimmy McGriff
Year
1972
Genre
Jazz
Style
Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Label
Groove Merchant
Producer
Sonny Lester
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Album Summary

Let's Stay Together was recorded and released by Jimmy McGriff in 1972 on the Solid State Records label during the organist's peak creative period; the album showcased McGriff's sophisticated approach to soul-organ jazz fusion with contemporary arrangements.

Reception

  • The album performed well on the soul and jazz charts, capitalizing on McGriff's established reputation as a leading B3 organist.
  • It was part of McGriff's consistent commercial success in the early 1970s before his career began to decline in the mid-decade.

Significance

  • The album exemplifies the soul-jazz organ tradition that McGriff helped pioneer and maintain during the early 1970s.
  • It represents the sophisticated funk-tinged soul-jazz sound that bridged traditional organ jazz with contemporary R&B sensibilities.

Legacy

  • McGriff's organ work and grooves from this era influenced subsequent generations of funk and hip-hop producers seeking organic instrumentation.
  • Several tracks from McGriff's Solid State catalog, including works from this period, have been sampled in hip-hop production.

Tracklist

  1. A1 Let's Stay Together 2:45
  2. A2 Tiki 4:20
  3. A3 The Theme From Shaft 4:00
  4. A4 What's Going On 4:33
  5. B1 Old Grand Dad 5:04
  6. B2 Georgia On My Mind 6:42
  7. B3 April In Paris 5:03
Total Runtime: 32:27

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Artist Discography

Fly Dude
Stump Juice
Countdown
I've Got a Woman (1962)
At The Organ (1963)
One Of Mine (1963)
Christmas with Jimmy McGriff (1963)
Topkapi (1964)
Blues for Mr. Jimmy (1965)
The Big Band (1966)
Cherry (1966)
A Bag Full Of Soul (1966)
A Bag Full of Blues (1967)
I've Got a New Woman (1968)
Step 1 (1969)
A Thing to Come By (1969)
The Way You Look Tonight (1969)
The Dudes Doin’ Business (1970)
Something To Listen To (1970)
Electric Funk (1970)
Soul Sugar (1971)
Groove Grease (1971)
Black and Blues (1971)
Let's Stay Together (1972)
Giants of the Organ Come Together (1974)
The Main Squeeze (1974)
The Mean Machine (1976)
Tailgunner (1977)
Red Beans (1977)
Outside Looking In (1978)
City Lights (1981)
Movin' Upside the Blues (1982)
The Groover (1982)
Skywalk (1984)
State Of The Art (1985)
Soul Survivors (1986)
The Starting Five (1987)
Steppin' Up (1987)
Blue to the Bone (1988)
You Ought to Think About Me (1990)
On the Blue Side (1990)
In a Blue Mood (1991)
DOUBLE EXPOSURE (1992)
Right Turn on Blue (1994)
McGriff’s Blues (1994)
Blues Groove (1996)
Tribute to Basie (1997)
Road Tested (1997)
The Dream Team (1997)
Crunch Time (1998)
Straight Up (1998)
McGriff's House Party (2000)
100% Pure Funk (2001)
Feelin' It (2001)
McGriff Avenue (2002)

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