The Organ can often take a back seat in the pecking order of great Jazz instruments but under appreciate it at your peril. The likes of Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Booker T and Ray Charles, to name but a few, made the instrument their own while crafting Jazz cuts of dazzling brilliance.
Disc: 1
1. All About My Girl – Jimmy McGriff
2. Face to Face – Baby Face Willette
3. The Beast – Milt Buckner
4. De Bug – Freddie Roach
5. Minor Dream – Larry Young
6. Shoo, Shoo Baby – Mel Rhyne
7. Southern Exposure – Fred Jackson
8. Spaceman Twist – Lou Donaldson
9. You Can’t Sit Down – Phil Upchurch Combo
10. Neckbones (Feat. Willis Jackson) – Johnny ‘Hammond’ Smith
11. King Bee – Bill Doggett
12. Green Onions – Booker T. & the MG’s
Disc: 2
1. Walk on the Wild Side – Jimmy Smith
2. Whap! – Jack McDuff
3. Hootin’ ‘N Tootin’ – Fred Jackson
4. This Here – Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes
5. I’ve Got a Woman (Part 1) – Jimmy McGriff
6. Carioca – Ed Lincoln
7. What’s the Trouble? – Jackie Davis
8. Hip Twist – Shirley Scott
9. Lullaby of Birdland – Wild Bill Davis
10. Organ Boogie – Phil Upchurch Combo
11. The Champ – Jimmy Smith
12. The 3rd Man Theme – Esquivel
Disc: 3
1. The Honeydripper – Jack McDuff
2. It Could Happen to You – Shirley Scott
3. Hit the Road Jack – Lou Bennett Et Son Orchestre
4. Sweatin’ – Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes
5. Summertime – Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez
6. Rip Tide – Johnny ‘Hammond’ Smith
7. D.T’s – Milt Buckner
8. Nice ‘N’ Greasy – Lou Donaldson (Feat. ‘Big’ John Patton)
9. Talkin’ About J.C. – Larry Young
10. Ahm Miz – Freddie Roach
11. Deed I Do – Bill Doggett
12. Jumpin’ Jupiter – Baby Face Willette