Jimmy McGriff
Sign in to saveAmerican hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2008
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One of the all-time giants of the Hammond B-3, Jimmy McGriff (April 3, 1936 -- May 24, 2008) sometimes gets lost amid all the great soul-jazz organists from his hometown of Philadelphia. He was almost certainly the bluesiest of the major soul-jazz pioneers, and indeed, he often insisted that he was more of a blues musician than a jazz artist; nonetheless, he remained eclectic enough to blur the lines of classification. His sound -- deep, down-to-earth grooves drenched in blues and gospel feeling
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Germantown
- Place of death
- Voorhees Township
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- organ
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- Jimmy McGriff.jpg
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- Jimmy McGriff
- date of birth
- 1936-04-03
- date of death
- 2008-05-24
- cause of death
- multiple sclerosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- birth name
- James Harrell McGriff
- name in native language
- Jimmy McGriff
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