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The Worm
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff Organ and Blues Band
Released	1968
Recorded	August 19–22, 1968 in New York City
Genre	Soul jazz, jazz-funk
Length	37:53
Label	Solid State SS-18045
Producer	Sonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Honey (1968) The Worm (1968) Step 1 (1968)

The Worm is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Solid State label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "The Worm is a monster album through and through. Not only is it a revelatory example of McGriff on the wild, it marks one of the first places where the new funky urban soul met jazz and blues and evolved into jazz-funk".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except as indicated

1. "The Worm" (Sonny Lester, Jimmy McGriff, Fats Theus) - 3:20
2. "Keep Loose" - 5:56
3. "Heavyweight" - 6:52
4. "Think" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 3:16
5. "Lock It Up" (Kenny Burrell) - 5:13
6. "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 4:31
7. "Blue Juice" - 4:59
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:46

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff - organ
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Danny Turner - alto saxophone
• Fats Theus - tenor saxophone
• Robert Ashton - baritone saxophone
• Thornel Schwartz - guitar
• Bob Bushnell - electric bass
• Mel Lewis, Grady Tate - drums

References

1. Payne, D., Solid State Records discography accessed April 14, 2015
2. Payne, D., Jimmy McGriff discography accessed April 14, 2015
3. ^ Jurek, Thom. The Worm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 971. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Solid State Records (jazz label) albums
• Blue Note Records albums
• Jimmy McGriff albums
• 1968 albums
• Albums produced by Sonny Lester