Jimmy McGriff
- MatchJimmy McGriff
- 100%Richard "Groove" Holmes
- 72%Jimmy Smith
- 69%Lou Donaldson
- 62%Reuben Wilson
- 61%Lonnie Smith
- 44%Big John Patton
- 44%Grant Green
- 41%Charles Earland
- 41%Eddie Harris
- 41%Soulive
Biography
James Herrell, 3 April 1936, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Encouraged by a musical home environment (both his parents were pianists), by the time he left school, McGriff played not only piano but bass, vibes, drums and saxophone. He played with Archie Shepp, Reggie Workman, Charles Earland and Donald Bailey in his youth, but after two years as an military policeman in the Korean War, he decided to take up law enforcement rather than music as a career. This did not satisfy him in the event,... Read more