Jack McDuff
A marvelous bandleader and organist as well as capable arranger, "Brother" Jack McDuff has one of the funkiest, most soulful styles of all time on the Hammond B-3. His rock-solid basslines and blues-drenched solos are balanced by clever, almost pianistic melodies and interesting progressions and phrases. McDuff began as a bassist playing with Denny Zeitlin and Joe Farrell. He studied privately in Cincinnati and worked with Johnny Griffin in Chicago. He taught himself organ and piano in the mid-'50s, and began gaining attention working with Willis Jackson in the late '50s and early '60s, cutting high caliber soul-jazz dates for Prestige. McDuff made his recording debut as a leader for Prestige in 1960, playing in a studio pickup band with Jimmy Forrest. They made a pair of outstanding albums: Tough Duff and The Honeydripper. McDuff organized his own band the next year, featuring Harold Vick and drummer Joe Dukes. Things took off when McDuff hired a young guitarist named George Benson. They were among the most popular combos of the mid-'60s and made several excellent albums. McDuff's later groups at Atlantic and Cadet didn't equal the level of the Benson band, while later dates for Verve and Cadet were uneven, though generally good. McDuff experimented with electronic keyboards and fusion during the '70s, then in the '80s got back in the groove with the Muse session Cap'n Jack. While his health fluctuated throughout the '90s, McDuff released several discs on the Concord Jazz label before succumbing to heart failure on January 23, 2001, at the age of 74.
© Ron Wynn and Bob Porter /TiVo
Ähnliche Künstler
-
Kirk's Work (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 23.11.2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Twisting the Jug
Gene Ammons, Joe Newman, Jack McDuff
Jazz - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 06.02.2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Moon Rappin'
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1969
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Honeydripper (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 03.02.1961
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live at Parnell's
Jazz - Erschienen bei Soul Bank Music am 02.09.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Double Barrelled Soul
Jazz - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 01.08.1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Autumn Leaves
Jazz - Erschienen bei A-Jazz Records am 13.06.2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Freres (Live )
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Wolf Tree am 30.03.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
George Benson & Jack McDuff [2-fer]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 01.01.1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Down Home Blues (Album Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Concord Records am 01.01.1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Down Home Style
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
It's About Time
Jazz - Erschienen bei Concord Records am 01.01.1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Soul Summit
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Jack McDuff
Jazz - Erschienen bei Prestige am 01.01.1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sophisticated Funk
Jazz - Erschienen bei Good Time Records am 01.01.1976
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Stitt Meets Brother Jack
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 12.10.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo