Brother Jack McDuff: Sanctified W/ Grant Green-1961 Prestige Dark Blue Stereo LP
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1961 Prestige Dark Blue Trident Label Stereo Release of Bandleader/Composer/Organ Master Brother Jack McDuff Entitled Sanctified! with Grant Green, Supervision by Esmond Edwards, Recording by Rudy Van Gelder, Liner Notes by Sidney Falco - "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." - "This 1961 date was organist Jack McDuff's first with his regular working band. That group included two players who would become synonymous with the organ combo, soul-jazz sound: tenor saxophonist Harold Vick and the up-and-coming guitarist Grant Green. Vick's tough, versatile, if not particularly distinctive, sound is well-suited to McDuff's needs. Green, however, is by far the more interesting contributor. On this date, his gifts are already well developed, including his skillful use of space and a singular ability to find or create a tune's rhythmic core. Unlike his 1960 debut, McDuff does without a bass player here, using his organ pedals instead, as he would in live performance. When his feet do the walking, McDuff becomes a complete player, locking in on grooves that could never be matched by a hired gun brought in on bass. The highlights are the McDuff originals: "Sanctified Waltz," a gospel-influenced piece that avoids the holy roller excesses that often encumber such numbers, and "McDuff Speaking," a full-tilt, soul-jazz gem." - Sensational Personnel for the Quartet Features Legendary Composer Brother Jack McDuff on Organ, the Brilliant Harold Vick on Tenor Saxophone, the Great Grant Green on Guitar and the Amazing Joe Dukes on Drums! - Selections on Side A Are the Calvin Carter/James Hudson Standard Goodnight It's Time to Go & Original Jack McDuff Compositions Sanctified Waltz, McDuff Speaking - Tracks for Side B Consist of the Benny Goodman Penned a Smooth One and the Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal Standard I'll Be Seeing You - Used Copy, Cover Has Seam Partially Split at Top & very Slightly Split at Bottom, Side A Has a Few Light Marks, Side B Has a Couple of Light Scuffs - Stereo Reocrding, Product COde PRST 7220 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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