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jazz Jimmy McGriff Trio Live at Comblain-la-Tour Sonuma Archives 1965

Sonuma Archives 1965

Jimmy McGriff Trio Live at Comblain-la-Tour Sonuma Archives 1965

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Following the example of his mentor Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff was one of the first musicians to popularize the Hammond B-3 Organ. An electric miracle of an instrument, it was created to replace pipe organs in the vast numbers of rural churches that sprang up during The Great Migration of African Americans in the first half of the 20th Century. 

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Cast

  • Jimmy McGriff | Bandleader , Organist
  • Richard Easley | Drummer
  • Thornel Schwartz | Electric guitar
  • Serge Leroy | Movie director

Details

  • Venue: Comblain-la-Tour (Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium)
  • Production date: 1965
  • Recording date: 1965
  • Duration: 37 min
  • Production: © Sonuma
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