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I've Got a Woman

Jimmy McGriff · 1962

Context

Recorded in 1962 with guitarist Morris Dow and drummer Jackie Mills for the small label Jell, the track became a regional hit; Sue Records bought the rights and had McGriff record a full trio album. Trained on organ by Richard "Groove" Holmes, McGriff described himself as a "blues organist."

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.

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