Topkapi (album)
| Topkapi | ||||
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| Released | November 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Studio | New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 27:38 | |||
| Label | Sue LP /STLP 1033 | |||
| Producer | Joe Lederman, Juggy Murray | |||
| Jimmy McGriff chronology | ||||
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Topkapi is an album of motion picture and television themes by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded and released by Sue Records in 1964.[1][2][3][4][5]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [7] |
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine stated "The orchestra sounds like Muzak, but McGriff sounds like McGriff. How the two got together is anyone's guess".[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "The Man with the Golden Arm" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:24
- "Mr. Lucky" (Henry Mancini) – 2:30
- "Topkapi" (Manos Hadjidakis) – 2:28
- "Rawhide{" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:10
- "Exodus Main Theme" (Ernest Gold) – 2:00
- "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 2:26
- "Woman of Straw" (Norman Percival) – 2:40
- "From Russia with Love" (Lionel Bart) – 2:30
- "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) – 2:13
- "Love Theme from "The World of Suzie Wong"" (George Duning) – 2:13
- "Medic Theme" (Victor Young) – 2:02
- "The Pink Panther Theme" (Mancini) – 2:02
Personnel[edit]
- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Unidentified orchestra arranged by Fred Norman
References[edit]
- ^ Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Sue Album Discography, accessed August 5, 2019
- ^ Jazzlists: Jimmy McGriff discography, accessed April 25, 2017
- ^ Blue Note: Jimmy McGriff, accessed August 5, 2019
- ^ Jazzlists: Sue Records 1000 series discography, accessed August 5, 2019
- ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff: A Discography: 1960 - 1965, accessed August 5, 2019
- ^ a b Erlewine, Michael. Jimmy McGriff: Topkapi – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 972. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
