Stump Juice

Stump Juice
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:54
Label	Groove Merchant GM 3309
Producer	Sonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
The Main Squeeze (1974) Stump Juice (1975) The Mean Machine (1976)

Stump Juice is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "'Unlike the majority of Groove Merchant dates from the mid-'70s, Stump Juice forgoes warhorse pop and soul covers in favor of original tunes – these tabulas rasa are the ideal canvas for Lester's bare-essentials production and McGriff's sinuous grooves, eschewing fusion and disco influences in favor of raw, unadulterated jazz-funk".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Purple Onion" (Leo Johnson) – 5:46
2. "The Little One" (Johnson) – 4:04
3. "Stump Juice" (Jesse Morrison) – 3:37
4. "Cumayon" (Johnson) – 3:30
5. "T.N.T." – 5:51
6. "Stretch Me Out" – 6:28
7. "Pisces" (Jimmy Ponder) – 5:38

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ, keyboards
• Ernest Jones – synthesizer
• Leo Johnson, Jesse Morrison, Joe Thomas – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Ponder – lead guitar
• Ralph Byrd – rhythm guitar
• Bob Cranshaw, Andrew McCloud – bass
• Lawrence Killian – percussion
• Unidentified musicians – trumpet, flute, drums

References

1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed April 9, 2018
2. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed April 9, 2018
3. Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 9, 2018
4. Ankeny, Jason. Stump Juice – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2018.