Let's Stay Together is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Let's Stay Together
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	1972
Recorded	1966 and January 1972
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:27
Label	Groove Merchant GM 506
Producer	Sonny Lester
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Groove Grease (1971) Let's Stay Together (1972) Fly Dude (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic's Stephen Cook said: "Let's Stay Together is a great set by one of the masters of the Hammond B-3 organ sound".[4] On All About Jazz Douglas Payne noted "The music, unfortunately, isn't terribly memorable. But the R&B covers benefit by McGriff's outstanding blues touch and the funky "Tiki" and the glorious blues of "Old Grand Dad" (the only originals) are what make a McGriff album worth every dollar. Although nothing too surprising happens here, McGriff fans will want to pick up on this cut-out classic"[5]

Track listing

1. "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr.) – 2:45
2. "Tiki" (Jimmy McGriff) – 4:20
3. "Theme from Shaft" (Isaac Hayes) – 4:00
4. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 4:33
5. "Old Grand Dad" (McGriff, Thornel Schwartz) – 5:04
6. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 6:42
7. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 5:03

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ
• William Skinner – trumpet (tracks 1–4)
• L. E. Lofton – trombone (tracks 1–4)
• Harold (Sampson) Bennett – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1–4)
• Lawrence Frazier (tracks 1–4), Thornel Schwartz (tracks 5–7) – guitar
• Willie Jenkins – drums
• James Peacock – congas (tracks 1–4)

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