Jimmy McGriff • Soul Sugar

 

 Review by Jason Ankeny
The Sonny Lester-produced Soul Sugar looms large in Jimmy McGriff's vast catalog -- while it's a fool's errand to pick the organist's absolute funkiest recording, this one demands serious consideration. Without personnel credits, it's impossible to know who's backing McGriff here, but the rhythm section is nonetheless superb -- cuts like "Dig on It" (later sampled by A Tribe Called Quest), "Fat Cakes," and "The Now Thing" rival the Meters for sheer soulfulness. The covers are no less impressive -- while renditions of James Brown's "Ain't It Funky Now," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," and Aretha Franklin's "Spirit in the Dark" remain true to the spirit of the original recordings, the ingenious arrangements also allow McGriff and his band panoramic stretches of space to explore.

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Reseña de Jason Ankeny
El Soul Sugar, producido por Sonny Lester, ocupa un lugar importante en el vasto catálogo de Jimmy McGriff, y aunque es una tontería elegir la grabación más funky del organista, ésta exige una seria consideración. Sin los créditos del personal, es imposible saber quién está respaldando a McGriff aquí, pero la sección rítmica es, sin embargo, magnífica - cortes como "Dig on It" (más tarde sampleado por A Tribe Called Quest), "Fat Cakes", y "The Now Thing" rivalizan con los Meters en cuanto a pura conmoción. Las versiones no son menos impresionantes: aunque las interpretaciones de "Ain't It Funky Now" de James Brown, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" de Stevie Wonder y "Spirit in the Dark" de Aretha Franklin se mantienen fieles al espíritu de las grabaciones originales, los ingeniosos arreglos también permiten a McGriff y a su banda explorar espacios panorámicos.

Tracks:
A1 Sugar, Sugar 2:46
A2 Ain't It' Funky Now 3:39
A3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours 2:49
A4 Dig On It 3:08
A5 Bug Out 3:04
B1 The Now Thing 2:57
B2 You're The One 3:13
B3 Fat Cakes 3:49
B4 New Volume 3:36
B5 Spirit In The Dark 2:48

Recorded at Bell Sound Studios.1971
Label: Capitol Records – ST-00616

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