Black Pearl (Jimmy McGriff album)

Black Pearl
Live album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Sonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Something to Listen To (1970) Black Pearl (1971) Jimmy McGriff with Junior Parker (1971)

Black Pearl is a live album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in New Jersey in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

1. "Black Pearl" (Pierre Daniel, Sonny Lester)
2. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington)
3. "Man from Bad"
4. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry)
5. "Groove Alley"
6. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington)

• • Recorded live at The Golden Slipper in Newark, New Jersey in early 1971.

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff - organ
• Ronald White - trumpet
• Joseph Morris - alto saxophone
• Arthur "Fats" Theus - tenor saxophone
• William Thorpe - baritone saxophone
• O'Donel "Butch" Levy - guitar
• Willie "Saint" Jenkins - drums