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Jack McDuff - Color Me Blue (1992)

2019-06-06T13:54:47Z

Jack McDuff - Color Me Blue (1992)


1 	Don´t Let The Sun Catch 	
2 	Mo´ Candy 	
3 	Color Me Blue 	
4 	Almost Like Being In Love 	
5 	Old Folks 	
6 	Pump It Up 	
7 	My Funny Valentine 	
8 	Peddlin´ 	
9 	Cry Me A River 	
10 	Broadway

Jack McDuff - organ
Red Holloway - saxophones 
George Benson, Ron Eschete, Phil Upchurch - guitars
Kevin Axt - bass 
Joe Dukes - drums
Denise Perrier - vocals

Recent cuts showing that organist Jack McDuff can still stomp through bluesy wailers, pound the bass pedals, and lead a hot combo through funky, exuberant numbers. He's heading a group with former band members like guitarist George Benson and drummer Joe Dukes, plus saxophonist Red Holloway, guitarist Ron Eschete and Phil Upchurch, among others. ---Ron Wynn, AllMusic Review

Brother Jack McDuff. American jazz organist and band leader, born 17 September 1926, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A., died 23 January 2001, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. Jack McDuff was a talented bandleader and organist with the Hammond B-3. He started his career in the 50s working with piano and organ. In 60s created his band with Harold Vick and drummer Joe Dukes and then hired a young guitarist called George Benson. He published a lot of albums with famous jazz labels like Blue Note or Prestige. During the 80s he played electronic keyboards and plublished his music for Sugarhill records, a famous record label owned by the soul singer Sylvia Robinson (well-known for the Sugarhill Gang and Rapper's delight, the 1st million-dollar rap hit). ---discogs.com

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Jack McDuff - The Honeydripper (1961)

2016-11-28T14:58:10Z

Jack McDuff - The Honeydripper (1961)


A1 	Whap! 	4:24
A2 	I Want A Little Girl 	6:48
A3 	The Honeydripper 	8:15
B1 	Dink's Blues 	7:58
B2 	Mr. Lucky 	5:04
B3 	Blues And Tonic 	5:01

Jack McDuff – organ (Hammond)
Grant Grteen – guitar
Ben Dixon – drums
Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone

The remaster of Jack McDuff's hard swinging 1961 album The Honeydripper was overseen by Rudy Van Gelder himself, adding to the Concord/Prestige catalog the same treatment Van Gelder had done for Blue Note. The date featured the big tenor Jimmy Forrest, drummer Ben Dixon, and Grant Green on guitar in his recording debut. Green not only held his own with McDuff on the title track, "Dink's Blues," and "Blues and Tonic," but he plays gorgeous fills and chord voicings in Henry Mancini's "I Want a Little Girl." Green was always more than a sideman as this date attests, and though he was part of the rhythm section, his playing is a standout on this date. McDuff was already in full possession of his voice as an organist, and his hard bop leanings began to subside here as he embraced a more soulful approach, no doubt informed by the effect Jimmy Smith was having on jazz with his crossover. This is an excellent date and should be picked up by anyone interested in McDuff as a great place to start, or for any serious collector because of the gorgeous sound of the remaster itself. ---Thom Jurek, Rovi

“The Honeydripper” was Jack McDuff’s third album and found him moving away from his hard bop beginnings and towards the new soul jazz sound, the end result is five tracks of pure blues (plus one Mancini classic) played by four guys with jazz chops. Jimmy Forrest is on tenor and provides an old school big sound rooted in the blues and early swing. Grant Green is making his debut recording on this one and easily holds his own against the others. All of the tunes are good, but collectors of lounge classics will want to take notice of McDuff’s cover of Mancini’s “Mr Lucky”. Brother Jack approaches this one with all the stops out for that classic full organ sound and extra swanky lounge groove. Other highlights on here include the up-tempo boppish “Whap!”, and “I want a Little Girl”, which is played with that odd sound that is created when only the high drawbars on the B3 are pulled out.

There’s not a lot to say about this one, fans of B3 jazz will know what to expect. “The Honeydripper” compares favorably to other records like it, and fortunately does not have any of the corny tracks that sometimes mar other organ soul jazz records. As a point of reference and comparison, during this same time period, Jimmy Smith's music and organ sound were a little more dry and less gospel sounding than McDuff's, and Smith's structures were more open with longer songs featuring long relaxed solos. Partly because of Forrest, McDuff’s music draws a little more from older swing and jump blues. --- jazzmusicarchives.com

Brother Jack McDuff był jedną z największych postaci jazzowych organów Hammonda. Nigdy nie był tak sławny, jak Jimmy Smith, jednak w hammondowej galerii sław powinien stać obok niego, w jednym szeregu z Dr. Lonnie Smithem, Larry Youngiem, Johnny Smithem i Wojciechem Karolakiem. Oczywiście tych nazwisk mogłoby być więcej, szczególnie, jeśli sięgnąć w stronę soulu i R&B, ale wykład o historii instrumentu zostawię lepszym w tej materii.

Faktem jest, że Brother Jack McDuff (w końcowym okresie swojej kariery awansowany na kapitana, głównie za sprawą nieodłącznej czapki przypominającej tą noszoną przez Counta Basie), zaczynał jako basista w zespole Denny Zeitlina. Lokalną karierę basisty kontynuował w okolicach Chicago grając między innymi z Johnny Griffinem i Maxem Roachem. Do organów Hammonda przekonał go w końcówce lat pięćdziesiątych Willis Gator Jackson. Wtedy właśnie jego muzyką zainteresowała się wytwórnia Prestige. Wkrótce powstała pierwsza płyta, której liderem był Brother Jack McDuff – wydany w 1960 roku album „Brother Jack”. Rok później powstał album „The Honeydripper” z udziałem saksofonisty – Jimmy Forresta i młodego, właściwie wtedy jeszcze nieznanego gitarzysty – Granta Greena. W chwili nagrania tego albumu – w lutym 1961 roku Grant Green miał na swoim koncie jedynie udział w dwu sesjach dla Jimmy Forresta i mało muzycznie znaczące nagrania z Samem Lazarem, Willie Dixonem i Baby Face Willettem. Nagrany dosłownie kilka dni przed sesją, która została wydana jako „The Honeydripper” album Lou Donaldsona „Here ‘Tis” ukazał się nieco później.

Można zatem spokojnie uznać, że sesja, która zamieniła się później w album „The Honeydripper” przedstawiła światu dwie wielkie gwiazdy – lidera grającego na Hammondzie i gitarzystę – Granta Greena. Już sam ten fakt czyni „The Honeydripper” albumem ważnym historycznie i ciekawym muzycznie, w szczególności dla fanów obu niezwykłych muzyków. Współpraca obu muzyków miała swój dalszy ciąg w postaci albumu Granta Greena – „Grandstand” oraz Lou Donaldsona „Man With A Horn”, a także kolejnych albumów Jacka McDuffa – „Goodnight, It’s Time To Go” i „Steppin’ Out”. Później Grant Green wybierał już raczej będącego u szczytu sławy Jimmy Smitha, z którym stworzył wiele niezapomnianych albumów.

Kariera Jacka McDuffa nie potoczyła się być może tak dobrze, jak Granta Greena, jednak z pewnością zasłużył się jeszcze raz dla jazzowej gitary odkrywając kolejną gwiazdę – George’a Bensona, który debiutował w jego zespole, co zostało uwiecznione nagraniem koncertowym z 1963 roku – „Brother Jack McDuff Live!”. Zagrał też rok później na debiutanckiej solowej płycie Bensona – „The New Boss Guitar Of George Benson”, której pełny tytuł ma dopisek „With Brother Jack McDuff Quartet”.

Pełna dyskografia Brothera Jacka McDuffa liczy kilkadziesiąt oficjalnych pozycji oraz wiele występów gościnnych i kończy się na nagranym tuż przed śmiercią muzyka w 2001 roku albumie „Brotherly Love”. Moim jednak zdaniem najwcześniejsze albumy muzyka są najciekawsze. Później bywało różnie, podobnie jak z innymi organistami z przełomu lat pięćdziesiątych i sześćdziesiątych ubiegłego wieku – eksperymenty z instrumentami elektronicznymi, wycieczki w stronę popu – niekoniecznie udane, poszukiwanie właściwej wytwórni i powrót do korzeni w końcówce kariery – to wszystko słychać na płytach Brothera Jacka McDuffa – ta wycieczka ciągle przed Wami, jeśli spodoba się Wam „The Honeydripper”. --- Rafał Garszczyński, jazzpress.pl

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Jack McDuff – Sophisticated Funk (1976)

2011-07-26T08:51:42Z

Jack McDuff – Sophisticated Funk (1976)


1. Dit Da Dit			play
2. Ju Ju			       play
3. To Be Named Later
4. Summer Dream
5. Jack’s Boogie
6. Mini Pads
7. Electric Surf Board
8. Mannix Theme

Saxophone, Flute – Joe Farrell
Guitar – Robert Banks, Walter Morris
Drums – Scott Schoer, Clarence Oliver, Ted McKinsey, Arnold Ramsey, Joe Corsello
Congas, Percussion – Craig Derry (2), Scott Saunders
Bass – Frank Prescod
Piano – Brian Cuomo
Jack McDuff - organ

Sophisticated...maybe. Funky...not so much. This forgettable effort from Jack McDuff veers far too close to smooth jazz territory for comfort -- swapping his signature Hammond B-3 for keyboards, McDuff settles for a fusion sound suggesting a particularly tepid CTI session, with none of the swagger and groove of his most memorable records. Saxophonist/flutist Joe Harrell is similarly tentative, although one must blame Billy Jones' overly slick arrangements -- there's really not much chance of salvaging cuts like "Mini Pads" and "'Mannix' Theme." Definitely don't judge this one by its lurid cover -- it's as tame as a de-clawed house cat. ---Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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Jack McDuff – The Heattin’ System (1972)

2011-08-01T08:34:44Z

Jack McDuff – The Heattin’ System (1972)


1. 601 1-2 North Polar St.
2. Put On A Happy Face
3. Sundown
4. Mr. T
5. The Heatin’ System			play
6. In A Sentimental Mood
7. Fly Away
8. Theme From The Pink Panther
9. The Playoff					play

Credits
    Bass – Phil Upchurch, Sam Jones (tracks: A2, C2)
    Congas – Fred (Derf) Walker
    Drums – Greg Williams (10)
    Guitar – Marty Roberts
    Organ, Melodica – Jack McDuff
    Producer – Esmond Edwards
    Saxophone – Dave Young, Donald Myrick
    Trumpet – Bobby Alston

A less-than-exemplary 1994 date, The Heatin' System finds Jack McDuff in an uncharacteristically subdued frame of mind. The nine tracks are heavy on the covers, which are either unimaginative rehashings of over-familiar standards (did we really need another take on either "In a Sentimental Mood" or "Put on a Happy Face"?) or perfectly acceptable versions of subpar tunes (Henry Mancini is a genius, but "Theme From the Pink Panther" is certainly one of his lesser efforts, and Chester Thompson's "Mr. T" is an obscurity for good reason), and even McDuff's five originals lack the playful strut of his best work. The rhythm section, particularly drummer Rudy Petschauer, certainly doesn't help matters any with their occasionally sluggish and generally uninspired playing, either, and two sax players (alto Andrew Beals and tenor Jerry Weldon) are often one too many. The nadir is "Sundown," which features McDuff's finest solo on the album as well as the first evidence that the rhythm section is entirely awake, but is an otherwise completely bland and forgettable smooth jazz trifle. Jack McDuff can't make an entirely bad album thanks to his immense performing gifts, but The Heatin' System is certainly one of his lesser efforts. ---Stewart Mason, Rovi

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