The Worm (album)


The Worm is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Solid State label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "The Worm is a monster album through and through. Not only is it a revelatory example of McGriff on the wild, it marks one of the first places where the new funky urban soul met jazz and blues and evolved into jazz-funk".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated
  1. "The Worm" - 3:20
  2. "Keep Loose" - 5:56
  3. "Heavyweight" - 6:52
  4. "Think" - 3:16
  5. "Lock It Up" - 5:13
  6. "Girl Talk" - 4:31
  7. "Blue Juice" - 4:59
  8. "Take the "A" Train" - 3:46

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