State of the Art is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1985 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2][3][4]

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State of the Art
Studio album by Jimmy McGriff
Released	1986
Recorded	May 13 and 14, 1985
Studio	Quadrosonic Sound Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:26
Label	Milestone M-9135
Producer	Bob Porter
Jimmy McGriff chronology
Skywalk (1984) State of the Art (1986) Soul Survivors (1986)

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

1. "Headbender" – 5:23
2. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:26
3. "Cheesesteak" – 5:57
4. "Don't Ever Doubt Me" (Jimmy McGriff, Thornell Schwartz) – 4:18
5. "New Wave Blues" – 6:15
6. "Slow Grindin'" – 4:39
7. "Hip Hop Bebop" (Lonnie Smith) – 6:28

Personnel

• Jimmy McGriff – organ, keyboards, arranger
• Lonnie Smith – synthesizer
• Melvin Sparks – guitar, arranger
• Stanley Banks – electric bass (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
• Bernard Davis (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Jesse "Cheese" Hameen (track 3) − drums

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