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- Artist: Jimmy McGriff
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- Release Date: 1971
- Genre: Jazz
Review
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. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Sugar Sugar | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Ain't It Funky Now | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Dig on It | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Bug Out | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Now Thing | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| You're the One | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Fat Cakes | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| New Volume | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Spirit in the Dark | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Groove Grease | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Bird | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Plain Brown Bag | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| There Will Never Be Another You | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Canadian Sunset | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Mr Lucky | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Moonglow | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Red Sails in the Sunset | Jimmy McGriff | ||
| Secret Love | Jimmy McGriff |
