Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail is a live split album recorded at Cook County Jail in October 1972 featuring performances by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff's Quintet with guitarists George Freeman and O'Donel Levy, and saxophonist Lucky Thompson's Quartet which was released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]
Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail | ||||
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Live album by Jimmy McGriff with George Freeman + O'Donel Levy/Lucky Thompson | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | October 13, 1972 | |||
Venue | Cook County Jail, Chicago, ILL | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:44 | |||
Label | Groove Merchant GM 515 | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "This album contains two separate sets that were both performed before inmates at the Cook County Jail one day in 1972. Organist Jimmy McGriff and his quintet performs his lengthy two-part "Freedom Suite," generating a great deal of heat. Lucky Thompson, mostly on soprano, jams on three standards ... Thompson's hot playing (particularly on "Cherokee") makes this album worth searching for".[4]
All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted
Tracks 1 & 2:
Tracks 3–5:
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