A Thing to Come By
# A Thing to Come By

A Thing to Come By is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook stated "A Thing to Come By is an essential part of the Jimmy McGriff catalog".

Professional ratings :

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## Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

* "A Thing to Come By" - 3:55
* "Charlotte" - 4:30
* "Down Home on the Moon" - 10:02
* "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) - 3:13
* "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Teddy White) - 5:20
* "Up There, Down Here" - 3:00
* "A Thing to Come By - Part II - 4:47

## Personnel

* Jimmy McGriff - piano, organ
* Richard "Blue" Mitchell - trumpet
* Arthur "Fats" Theus - tenor saxophone
* Larry Frazier - guitar
* Danny Turner - alto saxophone
* Jesse Kilpatrick - drums
* [mostly told: Phil Upchurch] - electric bass
* Unknown - [?] baritone saxophone
