The Mean Machine (album)

The Mean Machine is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1976 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

The Mean Machine
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
StudioNew York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length34:09
LabelGroove Merchant
GM 3311
ProducerSonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Stump Juice
(1975)
The Mean Machine
(1976)
Red Beans
(1976)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [4]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Ironically enough, Mean Machine captures Jimmy McGriff at his sweetest. Employing electric piano as much as his signature organ, its grooves are disappointingly tepid, favoring a CTI-inspired smooth jazz approach at odds with McGriff's essential funkiness. Brad Baker's lush arrangements are largely to blame here, evoking the sound but not the kinetic energy of blaxploitation cinema".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "It Feels So Nice (Do It Again)" (Brad Baker, Lance Quinn) − 6:04
  2. "The Mean Machine" (Baker, Joe Thomas) − 5:54
  3. "Please Don't Take Me Out" (Baker) − 6:05
  4. "Get Back' (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) − 5:30
  5. "Overweight Shark Bait" (Robert Kriener) − 4:41
  6. "Pogo's Stick" (Quinn) − 5:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed April 16, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed April 16, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 16, 2018
  4. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Mean Machine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2018.