A Thing to Come By is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label.[1][2]

A Thing to Come By
Studio album by
Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band
Released1969
RecordedJune 17 & 18, 1969 in New York City
GenreJazz
LabelSolid State SS-18060
ProducerSonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Step 1
(1968)
A Thing to Come By
(1969)
The Way You Look Tonight
(1969)

Reception

edit

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook stated "A Thing to Come By is an essential part of the Jimmy McGriff catalog".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Track listing

edit

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

  1. "A Thing to Come By" - 3:55
  2. "Charlotte" - 4:30
  3. "Down Home on the Moon" - 10:02
  4. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) - 3:13
  5. "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Teddy White) - 5:20
  6. "Up There, Down Here" - 3:00
  7. "A Thing to Come By - Part II - 4:47

Personnel

edit

[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ Payne, D., Solid State Records discography accessed April 17, 2015
  2. ^ Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 17, 2015
  3. ^ a b Cook, Stephen. A Thing to Come By – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Listing published on YouTube". www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEy35mqvJOE. Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2021-05-29.