1976 Jimmy McGriff – The Mean Machine
The Mean Machine is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1976 and released on the Groove Merchant label.
Tracks
1 It Feels So Nice (Do It Again) (Brad Baker; Lance Quinn) 07:10
2 The Mean Machine (Brad Baker; Joe Thomas) 06:02
3 Please Don’t Take Me Out (Brad Baker) 06:12
4 Get Back (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 05:35
5 Overweight Shark Bait (Robert Kreinar) 04:45
6 Pogo’s Stick (Lance Quinn) 05:58
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Bob Babbitt |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
| Guitar | Lance Quinn |
| Clavinet | Jimmy McGriff |
| Fender Rhodes | Jimmy McGriff |
| Keyboards | Pat Rebillot |
| Synthesizer | Jimmy McGriff |
| Flute | Joe Thomas |
| Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
| Sax | Joe Thomas |
| Trombone | Tom Malone |
| Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
| Trumpet | John Frosk |
| Congas | Carlos Martin |
| Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Strings
Cello – Jesse Levy, Richard Locker
Viola – Julien Barber, Richard Maximoff
Violin – Alvin Rogers, Frederick Buldrini, Harold Kohon, John Pintavalle, Leo Kahn, Norman Carr, Richard Sorthomme, Tony Posk
Liner Notes
Producer – Sonny Lester
Arranged By – Brad Baker (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Arranged By – Lance Quinn (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By – Joe Thomas (Track 2)
Arranged By – Jimmy McGriff (Track 4)
Engineer (Recording) – Steve Friedman
Engineer (Remix) – Michael DeLugg
Mastered By – Al Brown
Photography – Chuck Stewart
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Phonographic Copyright Groove Merchant International Inc