On the Blue Side

On the Blue Side is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford and organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1989 and released on the Milestone label the following year.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Hank Crawford sounds at his best when he has strong melodies to wrap his tone around, and when he can dig into the blues. Both aspects are true during this quartet outing which he co-leads with organist Jimmy McGriff... an excellent soul jazz effort overall".^[4]

Track listing

"Any Day Now" (Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard) – 7:15
"Jimmy's Groove" (Jimmy McGriff) – 4:44
"The Glory of Love" (Billy Hill) – 5:06
"You're the One" (Adolph Smith) – 5:24
"Tuff" (Ace Cannon) – 4:10
"Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) – 4:57
"Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:30
"Hank's Groove" (Hank Crawford) – 5:26

Personnel

References

^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 17, 2018
^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 17, 2018
^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 17, 2018
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. On the Blue Side – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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)

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	More Soul (1960) The Soul Clinic (1960 & 1961) From the Heart (1961 & 1962) Soul of the Ballad (1963) True Blue (1963 & 1964) Dig These Blues (1964 & 1965) After Hours (1965 & 1966) Mr. Blues (1965 & 1966) Double Cross (1965 & 1967) Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (1969) It's a Funky Thing to Do (1970) Help Me Make It Through the Night (1971 & 1972) We Got a Good Thing Going (1972) Wildflower (1973) Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing (1974) I Hear a Symphony (1975) Hank Crawford's Back (1976) Tico Rico (1977) Midnight Ramble (1982) Soul Survivors (with Jimmy McGriff, 1986) Mr. Chips (1986) Steppin' Up (with Jimmy McGriff, 1987) Night Beat (1988) On the Blue Side (with Jimmy McGriff, 1989) Groove Master (1990) Tight (1996) Road Tested (with Jimmy McGriff, 1997) After Dark (1998) Crunch Time (with Jimmy McGriff, 1998) The World of Hank Crawford (2000)
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