Stump Juice

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "'Unlike the majority of Groove Merchant dates from the mid-'70s, Stump Juice forgoes warhorse pop and soul covers in favor of original tunes – these tabulas rasa are the ideal canvas for Lester's bare-essentials production and McGriff's sinuous grooves, eschewing fusion and disco influences in favor of raw, unadulterated jazz-funk". ==Track listing==

All compositions by Jimmy McGriff except where noted • "Purple Onion" (Leo Johnson) – 5:46 • "The Little One" (Johnson) – 4:04 • "Stump Juice" (Jesse Morrison) – 3:37 • "Cumayon" (Johnson) – 3:30 • "T.N.T." – 5:51 • "Stretch Me Out" – 6:28 • "Pisces" (Jimmy Ponder) – 5:38 ==Personnel==

• Jimmy McGriff – organ, keyboards • Ernest Jones – synthesizer • Leo Johnson, Jesse Morrison, Joe Thomas – tenor saxophone • Jimmy Ponder – lead guitar • Ralph Byrd – rhythm guitar • Bob Cranshaw, Andrew McCloud – bass • Lawrence Killian – percussion • Unidentified musicians – trumpet, flute, drums ==References==