Brother Jack McDuff

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180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL PRESSING

Brother Jack McDuff recorded an enormous number of albums during the '60s, so it can be difficult to figure out where to start digging a little deeper into his output (which Hammond B-3 fans will definitely want to do). 1967's Tobacco Road stands out from the pack for a couple of reasons. First, unlike many of his groove-centric albums, it's heavy on standards and pop/rock tunes (seven of nine cuts), which make for excellent matches with McDuff's highly melodic, piano-influenced style. What's more, about half of the album finds McDuff leading a large ten-piece ensemble arranged and conducted by J.J. Jackson, including a soulful horn section that sounds straight out of Memphis or Muscle Shoals.

PERSONNEL:

• BROTHER JACK McDUFF, organ
• LONNIE SIMMONS, baritone sax
• RED HOLLOWAY, tenor sax
• JOHN WATSON, trombone
• FRED BERRY, trumpet
• KING KOLAX, trumpet
• BOBBY CHRISTIAN, vibes, percussion
• ROLAND FAULKNER, guitar
• LOYAL J. GRESHAM, bass
• ROBERT GUTHRIE, JOE DUKES. drums

Recording: August 1966 at Chess Studios, Chicago

SIDE A:

• 1. Teardrops From My Eyes
• 2. Tobacco Road
• 3. The Shadow of Your Smile
• 4. Can't Get Satisfied
• 5. Blowin' In the Wind

SIDE B:

• 6. And the Angels Sing
• 7. This Bitter Earth
• 8. Alexander's Ragtime Band
• 9. Wade In the Water