City Lights (Jimmy McGriff album)

City Lights is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in late 1980 and early 1981 and released on the Jazz America Marketing (JAM) label.[1][2][3]

City Lights
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedDecember 19, 1980 & February 4, 1981
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length37:28
LabelJazz America Marketing (JAM)
JAM 002
ProducerBob Porter
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Outside Looking In
(1978)
City Lights
(1981)
Movin' Upside the Blues
(1982)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "he returned to prime form on this album. ... The repertoire is fairly typical for soul-jazz, including "Teach Me Tonight" and some funky blues, and the music is pleasing".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. "My Way" (Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Paul Anka) – 5:31
  2. "Funky Accents" – 3:21
  3. "Brickyard" – 9:51
  4. "City Lights" – 4:11
  5. "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn) – 8:37
  6. "Jimmy's Room" – 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 22, 2018
  2. Jazzlists: Jazz America Marketing (JAM) LP discography, accessed October 22, 2018
  3. Jazzlists: album info, accessed October 22, 2018
  4. Yanow, Scott. Jimmy McGriff: City Lights – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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