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McGriff was one of the first B3 players to add MIDI to the upper keyboard of his personal B3 to add and extend "his sound" beyond just the drawbar sound of the B3. He incorporated synthesizers in his live performances as he liked vibes, piano, strings, brass and other sounds that could only be
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record label in 1966, he recruited McGriff to be his star attraction. Lester framed McGriff in many different groups, performing a wide variety of styles and giving the organist nearly unlimited opportunities to record. McGriff was heard everywhere from an all-star tribute to Count Basie:
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label picked it up and recorded a full album of McGriff's trio, released in 1962. The album also turned out another hit in McGriff's "All About My Girl", establishing McGriff's credentials as a fiery blues-based organist, well-versed in
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created by a synthesizer and which the classic B3 cannot provide. Jimmy purchased the XB-3 as he had more control over the MIDI functions, and the XB-3 weighs about half of the classic B3, which made it easier to move.
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McGriff recorded a series of popular albums for the Sue label between 1962 and 1965, ending with what still stands as one of his finest examples of blues-based jazz,
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enhancements. This gave McGriff an unnatural synthesized sound, which probably explains his retreat from the instrument on late recordings such as 2000's
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played at his sister's wedding. Holmes went on to become McGriff's teacher and friend and they recorded together on two occasions in 1973 for two
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was gaining a hold in jazz music and McGriff's flexibility proved infallible. He produced some of his best music during this period:
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McGriff "retired" from the music industry in 1972 to start a horse farm in Connecticut. But Sonny Lester's new record company,
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On March 29, 2008, McGriff was given a last private concert by Bill "Mr. B3" Dilks and drummer Grant MacAvoy in his honor in
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A resident of Voorhees Township, New Jersey, McGriff died there at age 72 on May 24, 2008, of complications of
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sound, McGriff experienced renewed popularity in the mid-1990s, forming 'The Dream Team' group, which featured
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albums (the two played together once in 1967) and McGriff became entranced by the organ sound while
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Music kept drawing McGriff's attention away from the police force. His childhood friend, organist
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McGriff formed a combo that played around Philadelphia and often featured tenor saxophonist
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During this time, McGriff performed at clubs and concert halls worldwide. He settled in
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By 1980, McGriff broke away from Sonny Lester and began working actively with producer
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In 1961, McGriff's trio was offered the chance to record an instrumental version of
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organ in 1956, spent six months learning the instrument, then studied at New York's
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that McGriff's name headlined the popular club and cruise-ship attraction.
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In 1986, McGriff started a popular partnership with alto saxophone player
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did include the use of the XB-3; however, he did not use the
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in 1971. Beginning in 1969, he also performed regularly with
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Between 1994 and 1998, McGriff also experimented with the
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Index

McGriff in 2004
Philadelphia
Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Jazz
blues
soul-jazz
Groove Merchant
Sue
Solid State
hard bop
soul-jazz
organist
Germantown, Philadelphia
vibes
upright bass
military policeman
Korean War
Jimmy Smith
Blue Note
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Groove Merchant
Hammond B-3
Juilliard School
Milt Buckner
Jimmy Smith
Sonny Gatewood
Count Basie
Charles Earland
Don Gardner
Arthur Prysock

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