The Big Band
# The Big Band

The Big Band (rereleased as The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie) is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State label.

## Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "Matching the leader's powerful organ with a big band was a logical idea and one that would be successfully repeated quite a few times in the future".

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## Track listing

* "Hob Nail Boogie" (Buster Harding) – 2:28
* "Cherry Point" (Neal Hefti) – 3:57
* "Swingin' the Blues" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) – 3:47
* "Cute" (Hefti) – 3:29
* "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) – 4:07
* "Blues Go Away" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:34
* "Avenue C" – 2:58
* "L'il Darlin'" (Hefti) – 4:32
* "Splanky" (Hefti) – 3:17
* "Slow But Sure" (Manny Albam) – 4:36

## Personnel

* Jimmy McGriff – organ
* Jimmy Nottingham, Burt Collins, Markie Markowitz, Joe Newman – trumpet
* J. J. Johnson, Wayne Andre, Dick Hixson – trombone
* Tony Studd – bass trombone
* Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
* Budd Johnson, Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
* Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
* Kenny Burrell, Thornell Schwartz – guitar
* Richard Davis, Chet Amsterdam – bass
* Grady Tate – drums
* Manny Albam – arranger
