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Jimmy McGriff

Blues
Blues

Jimmy McGriff is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Count Basie, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ronnie Cuber, Let's Stay Together and Jimmy Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Jimmy McGriff arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reuben Wilson, Jack McDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Johnny Hammond and Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into O'Donel Levy, Vinnie Colaiuta, Charles Earland, Albert Collins and Spanky Wilson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Jimmy McGriff, reaching back through Count Basie and forward to O'Donel Levy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jimmy McGriffCount BasieRichard "Groove" Hol…Ronnie CuberLet's Stay TogetherJimmy SmithO'Donel LevyVinnie ColaiutaCharles EarlandAlbert CollinsSpanky WilsonJon LordReuben WilsonJack McDuffRichard "Groove" Hol…Johnny HammondGene Harris & The Th…SouliveIdris MuhammadLonnie Liston Smith

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Jimmy McGriff connections

Jimmy McGriff grew out of Count Basie, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ronnie Cuber and Let's Stay Together, shares an orbit with Reuben Wilson, Jack McDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes and Johnny Hammond, went on to shape O'Donel Levy, Vinnie Colaiuta, Charles Earland and Albert Collins. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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