Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail

Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail is a live split album recorded at Cook County Jail in October 1972 featuring performances by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff's Quintet with guitarists George Freeman and O'Donel Levy, and saxophonist Lucky Thompson's Quartet which was released on the Groove Merchant label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "This album contains two separate sets that were both performed before inmates at the Cook County Jail one day in 1972. Organist Jimmy McGriff and his quintet performs his lengthy two-part "Freedom Suite," generating a great deal of heat. Lucky Thompson, mostly on soprano, jams on three standards ... Thompson's hot playing (particularly on "Cherokee") makes this album worth searching for".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

"Freedom Suite (Part 1) – 8:58
"Freedom Suite (Part 2) – 15:45
"Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 5:51
"Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 5:41
"Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 4:29

Personnel

Tracks 1 & 2:

Jimmy McGriff – organ
George Freeman, O'Donel Levy – guitar
Mickey Bass – bass
Marion J. Booker – drums

Tracks 3–5:

Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Cedar Walton – electric piano
Sam Jones – bass
Louis Hayes – drums

References

^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed April 4, 2018
^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 4, 2018
^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 4, 2018
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Friday the 13th at the Cook County Jail – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

v t e Lucky Thompson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (1963) Lucky Strikes (1964) Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965) Goodbye Yesterday (1972) I Offer You (1973)
Live albums	Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (1972)

v t e Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969) Soul Cycle (1969) Breakthrough! (1972) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973) Firm Roots (1974) Pit Inn (1974) Mobius (1975) Eastern Rebellion (1976) The Pentagon (1975) Beyond Mobius (1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977) First Set (1977) Second Set (1977) Third Set (1977) Animation (1978) Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979) Soundscapes (1980) The Maestro (1981) Piano Solos (1981) Heart & Soul (1982) Among Friends (1982) The All American Trio (1983) Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) Cedar's Blues (1985) The Trio 1 (1985) The Trio 2 (1985) The Trio 3 (1985) Cedar Walton (1985) Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986) Duo (1990) Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992) Manhattan Afternoon (1992) Composer (1996) Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002) Underground Memoirs (2005) Midnight Waltz (2005) One Flight Down (2006) Seasoned Wood (2008) Voices Deep Within (2009) The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Three Blind Mice (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet	Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61) The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61) Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961) The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961) The Time and the Place (1967) The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967) Homecoming (1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (1975) To Duke with Love (1975) The Summer Knows (1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris	Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1966) Excursions (1966) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins	Soweto (1979) The Soldier (1979) Once More (1980) Bridgework (1980–86) Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965) Born Free (1966) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968) Goodbye (1972–73) Olinga (1974)
With Etta James	Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Time After Time (1995) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan	Spellbound (1960) Starting Time (1961) Bearcat (1962) These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965) Glass Bead Games (1973) Half Note (1974) Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (1975) On Stage Vol. 2 (1975) On Stage Vol. 3 (1975) Firm Roots (1975) The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell	The Cup Bearers (1962) Boss Horn (1966) Stratosonic Nuances (1975) Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person	Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) The Big Horn (1976) Very Personal (1980) Naturally (2012)
With others	God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977) Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967) The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73) Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981) Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72) Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971) Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959) Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967) The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968) This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958) Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959) It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967) Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961) Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972) Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978) Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985) The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966) Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961) Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962) The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963) Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991) Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978) Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982) Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986) Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974) Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77) First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967) Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967) From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968) Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968) Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961) Sonny Red (1971) Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983) For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972) Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972) I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973) Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969) Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

Jimmy McGriff

Studio albums

The Big Band (1966)
A Bag Full of Soul (1966)
Cherry (1966)
A Bag Full of Blues (1967)
I've Got a New Woman (1967)
Honey (1968)
The Worm (1968)
Step 1 (1969)
A Thing to Come By (1969)
The Way You Look Tonight (1969)
Electric Funk (1970)
The Dudes Doin' Business (1970)
Soul Sugar (1970)
Something to Listen To (1971)
Groove Grease (1971)
Let's Stay Together (1972)
Fly Dude (1972)
Giants of the Organ Come Together (1973)
The Main Squeeze (1974)
Stump Juice (1975)
The Mean Machine (1976)
Red Beans (1976)
Tailgunner (1977)
City Lights (1981)
Movin' Upside the Blues (1982)
The Groover (1982)
Countdown (1983)
Skywalk (1984)
State of the Art (1985)
Soul Survivors (1986)
The Starting Five (1987)
Steppin' Up (1987)
Blue to the 'Bone (1988)
On the Blue Side (1990)
You Ought to Think About Me (1990)
The Dream Team (1997)
Road Tested (1997)
Straight Up (1998)
Crunch Time (1999)
McGriff's House Party (2000)
Feelin' It (2001)
McGriff Avenue (2002)

Live albums

Black Pearl (1971)
Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (1973)
Giants of the Organ in Concert (1973)

v t e O'Donel Levy
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Black Velvet (1971) Breeding of Mind (1972) Dawn of a New Day (1973) Simba (1973) Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (1974) Windows (1976)
Live albums	Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (with Jimmy McGriff, George Freeman, and Lucky Thompson, 1972)

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