The Dudes Doin' Business is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff and vocalist Junior Parker featuring performances recorded in 1970 and originally released on the Capitol label.[1][2] The album was reissued as Good Things Don't Happen Every Day on the Groove Merchant label in 1972.[3]
| The Dudes Doin' Business | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:11 | |||
| Label | Capitol ST 569 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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| Good Things Don't Happen Every Day | ||||
 1972 reissue | ||||
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C [5] |
Robert Christgau said: "A waste. Vocalist Parker, an underrated blues pro, and organist McGriff, who has a name as a soloist but is better off accompanying, should produce a more than passable record almost automatically. But not when they're burdened with strings, insipid soprano choruses, and hopelessly inappropriate material".[5]
Track listing
edit- "Drownin' on Dry Land" (Mickey Gregory, Alan Jones) – 3:06
- "Good Things Don't Happen Every Day" (Horace Ott) – 3:10
- "Ain't That a Shame" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 2:48
- "A Losing Battle" (Mac Rebennack) – 3:17
- "It Ain't What'cha Got" (Gloria Caldwell, J. Wolf) – 2:51
- "In the Heat of the Night" (Quincy Jones, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 4:44
- "Workin'" (Ott, Al Stewart) – 3:46
- "Oh! Darling" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:38
- "The Inner Light" (George Harrison) – 3:51
Personnel
edit- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Junior Parker – vocals, harmonica
- Horace Ott – piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
- Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale – guitar
- Chuck Rainey – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Other unidentified musicians – trumpet, trombone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, string section, backing vocals
References
edit- ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography. Retrieved March 26, 2018
- ^ Discography Preview for the Capitol label Main Series 100-886 (1968–1972). Retrieved March 26, 2018
- ^ Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series. Retrieved March 26, 2018
- ^ Dudes Doin' Business – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.