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Jack McDuff

Title: Brother Jack + Tough 'Duff

Label: Groove Hut

Cat No:GH66714
Format:CD

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• Jack McDuff’s two initial albums as a leader in their entirety, ‘Brother Jack’ and ‘Tough ‘Duff’ (both albums recorded in 1960, and both originally on Prestige).

• The first album showcases McDuff as the main soloist in a quartet with guitarist Bill Jennings, plus bass and drums, while the second album features him sharing the frontline with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest and vibraphonist Lem Winchester.

• Personnel : Jack McDuff, organ, on all tracks, plus: (on ‘Brother Jack’) : Bill Jennings, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Alvin Johnson, drums - New York, January 25, 1960. Plus (on ‘Tough ‘Duff’) : Lem Winchester, vibes; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; Bill Elliot, drums - New York, July 12, 1960.

• Total Time: 77:02 mins. - 14 tracks - Includes 16-page booklet.

• Born Eugene McDuffy in Champaign, Illinois, on September 17, 1926, organist Jack McDuff was one of a handful of leading exponents of the soul jazz style created on Hammond organ by Jimmy Smith in the late 1950s, and made his first recordings in 1959.

Track Listing for Brother Jack + Tough 'Duff
01 Brother Jack 4:03
02 Mr. Wonderful 3:57
03 Noon Train 5:56
04 Drowsy 3:41
05 Organ Grinder’s Swing 3:02
06 Mack ‘N’ Duff 5:12
07 Light Blues 6:06
08 You’re Driving Me Crazy 4:50
09 Smooth Sailing 6:50
10 Mean To Me 5:42
11 Tippin’ In 5:25
12 Yeah, Baby 8:55
13 Autumn Leaves 5:15
14 Tough ‘Duff 7:05

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Brother Jack + Tough 'Duff