Jimmy McGriff – Soul Sugar

Name: Jimmy McGriff - Soul Sugar
Rating: 4.45 (87 reviews)

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Tracklist

A1	Sugar, Sugar Written-By – A. Kim, J. Barry	2:46
A2	Ain't It Funky Now Written-By – James Brown	3:39
A3	Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours Written-By – L. Garrett, L. Hardaway, S. Wonder, S. Weight	2:49
A4	Dig On It Written-By – Jimmy McGriff	3:08
A5	Bug Out Written-By – Jimmy McGriff	3:04
B1	The Now Thing Written-By – Jimmy McGriff	2:57
B2	You're The One Written-By – Sylvester Stewart	3:13
B3	Fat Cakes Written-By – R. Greenwood	3:49
B4	New Volume Written-By – Jimmy McGriff	3:36
B5	Spirit In The Dark Written-By – Aretha Franklin	2:48

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Soul Sugar (LP, Album)	Capitol Records	ST-616	UK	1970
Recently Edited	Soul Sugar (LP, Album, Stereo)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	ST-616, ST-8-0616	US	1970
New Submission	Soul Sugar (LP, Album, Stereo, Los Angeles Press)	Capitol Records	ST-616	US	1970
New Submission	Soul Sugar (LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Press)	Capitol Records	ST-616	US	1970
New Submission	Soul Sugar (LP, Album, Reissue)	Capitol Records	ST(M)616	South Africa	1980

McHomie Sep 13, 2024
Between 1970-71, Jimmy McGriff put out four of the best albums he ever released. Of the four, BLACK PEARL (Blue Note) is an essential live set, and SOUL SUGAR is probably the best of his studio albums from the period. "Ain't It Funky Now", "Bug Out", "The Now Thing", "Fat Cakes" and "New Volume" are all highlights, but there's not a bad song here. Some of the funkiest soul jazz you'll ever hear. This pressing sounds mostly great, but it's a bit lacking in the low end. Otherwise it's quite good. My copy plays beautifully, nice and clean, with the faintest trace of occasional surface noise. If you enjoy this, seek out BLACK PEARL, GROOVE GREASE and ELECTRIC FUNK. Good stuff.