Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Black Pearl Written-By – Pat Daniel	3:39
2	In A Mellow Tone Written-By – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler	5:21
3	Man From Bad Written-By – Jimmy McGriff	4:16
4	Ode To Billie Joe Written-By – Bobbie Gentry	6:41
5	Groove Alley Written-By – Jimmy McGriff	8:21
6	C Jam Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington	10:32

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blue Note Records
• Copyright (c) – Blue Note Records
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
• Recorded At – The Golden Slipper

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Joseph Morris
• Art Direction – Norman Seeff
• Artwork [Cartoon Covers] – John Van Hamersveld
• Baritone Saxophone – William Thorpe
• Drums – Willie "Saint" Jenkins*
• Engineer – Malcolm Addey
• Guitar – O'Donel "Butch" Levy*
• Liner Notes – Michael Cuscuna
• Organ – Jimmy McGriff
• Producer – Sonny Lester
• Tenor Saxophone – Arthur 'Fats' Theus*
• Trumpet – Ronald White

Notes

Recorded Live at The Golden Slipper, Newark, New Jersey 1971
Originally released as BST-84374
SHM-CD 24bit 192kHz
Made in Japan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 803610
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout: TYCJ-81098 1A
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L245

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BST 84374	Jimmy McGriff	Black Pearl ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84374	US	1971
BST 84374	Jimmy McGriff	Black Pearl ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84374	US	Unknown
BST 84374 K	Jimmy McGriff	Black Pearl ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84374 K	Germany	1971
BST 84374	Jimmy McGriff	Black Pearl ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84374	US	1971
BST-84374	Jimmy McGriff	Black Pearl ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BST-84374	US	1971

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