Friday the 13th at the Cook County Jail

by Jimmy McGriff, Lucky Thompson, O'Donel Levy, George Freeman

Overview

This album contains two separate sets that were both performed before inmates at the Cook County Jail one day in 1972. Organist Jimmy McGriff and his quintet (with guitarists George Freeman and O'Donell Levy, bassist Mickey Bass and drummer Marion Booker, Jr.) performs his lengthy two-part "Freedom Suite," generating a great deal of heat. Lucky Thompson, mostly on soprano, jams on three standards with keyboardist Cedar Walton, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes. Thompson's hot playing (particularly on "Cherokee") makes this album worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2007
Label:	Groove Merchant
UPC:	0057362051522
Rank:	121411

Tracks

1. Freedom Suite Part 1  - Jimmy McGriff
2. Freedom Suite Part 2  - Jimmy McGriff
3. Green Dolphin Street  - Jimmy McGriff
4. Everything Happens to Mo  - Jimmy McGriff
5. Cherokee  - Jimmy McGriff

Album Credits

Performance Credits

O'Donel Levy   Primary Artist,Guitar,Soloist
George Freeman   Primary Artist,Soloist,Guitar
Lucky Thompson   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Jimmy McGriff   Primary Artist,Organ
Sam Jones   Guest Artist,Bass
Louis Hayes   Guest Artist,Drums
Cedar Walton   Guest Artist,Piano (Electric)
Marion Booker   Drums
Mickey Bass   Bass

Technical Credits

Marc Hauser   Photography
Tom Surowicz   Liner Notes
Paul Serrano   Engineer
Ray Noble   Composer
Sonny Lester   Producer
Jimmy McGriff   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Malcolm Addey   Mixing
Tom Adair   Composer
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer