Fly Dude is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Fly Dude
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	October 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:55
Label	Groove Merchant GM 509
Producer	Sonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Let's Stay Together (1972) Fly Dude (1972) Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic's Steve Leggett said: "Soul-jazz and Hammond B3 pioneer Jimmy McGriff made the Groove Merchant record label his home base for the better part of the 1970s, releasing the often overlooked Fly Dude in 1972. This is McGriff at his most varied. ... Fly Dude has an ever-shifting perspective, and more than enough groove to keep everything sharp, all with a firm blues bases".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) – 3:42
2. "Jumping the Blues" (Jimmy Smith) – 4:15
3. "Healin' Feeling" (Les McCann) – 5:09
4. "Cotton Boy Blues" – 8:35
5. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 6:38
6. "The Groove Fly" – 5:52
7. "It's You I Adore" (George Freeman) – 5:43
8. "Butterfly" – 4:01

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ
• Ronald Arnold – tenor saxophone
• George Freeman, John Thomas – guitar
• Marion Booker Jr. – drums

References