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The Mean Machine (album)

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The Mean Machine
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
StudioNew York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length34:09
LabelGroove Merchant
GM 3311
ProducerSonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Stump Juice
(1975)
The Mean Machine
(1976)
Red Beans
(1976)

The Mean Machine is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1976 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[4]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Ironically enough, Mean Machine captures Jimmy McGriff at his sweetest. Employing electric piano as much as his signature organ, its grooves are disappointingly tepid, favoring a CTI-inspired smooth jazz approach at odds with McGriff's essential funkiness. Brad Baker's lush arrangements are largely to blame here, evoking the sound but not the kinetic energy of blaxploitation cinema".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "It Feels So Nice (Do It Again)" (Brad Baker, Lance Quinn) − 6:04
  2. "The Mean Machine" (Baker, Joe Thomas) − 5:54
  3. "Please Don't Take Me Out" (Baker) − 6:05
  4. "Get Back' (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) − 5:30
  5. "Overweight Shark Bait" (Robert Kriener) − 4:41
  6. "Pogo's Stick" (Quinn) − 5:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed April 16, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed April 16, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 16, 2018
  4. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Mean Machine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2018.