Where the Action's At!

Where the Action's At!
Live album by
Jimmy McGriff
Released1966
RecordedDecember 30, 1965
VenueThe Front Bar, Newark, NJ
GenreJazz
Length40:36
LabelVeep
VPL-13515 / VPS 16515
ProducerSonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Blues for Mister Jimmy
(1965) 		Where the Action's At!
(1966) 		The Big Band
(1966)

Where the Action's At! is a live album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in New Jersey and released on Veep label in 1966.[1][2][3]

Reception

Flophouse magazine stated "Production-wise, the album may be so-so, the drums sounding muffled, but as far as the standard of playing is concerned, it’s a gem!".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. "Where It's At" – 4:32
  2. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) – 4:00
  3. "Up Tight" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) – 5:48
  4. "Frugal Bugle" – 6:28
  5. "Upper-Ground" – 5:00
  6. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 5:40
  7. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo) – 3:58
  8. "Robbins Nest" (Illinois Jacquet Sir Charles Thompson) – 5:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D. Eyrie, P., Watts, R., Neely, T. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Veep Label Discography, accessed August 5, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Jimmy McGriff discography, accessed August 5, 2019
  3. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965, accessed August 5, 2019
  4. ^ Flophouse magazine review, accessed August 5, 2019