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Real name: Eugene McDuffy. Born: Sep 17, 1926 in Champaign, IL. Died: Jan 23, 2001 in Minneapolis, MN. Genres: Jazz. Styles: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk. Instruments: Organ (Hammond), Organ
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 bass lines 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 Cinncinnati 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 ninties, 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 (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
как основной исполнитель ... |
Jack McDuff - 'Brother Jack McDuff Bringin' It Home' - 1999, Concord Jazz |
Jack McDuff - 'Brother Jack Meets The Boss' - 1962, Galactic |
Jack McDuff - 'Color Me Blue' - 1991, Concord Jazz, Ars Nova |
Jack McDuff - 'Crash!' - 1963, Prestige |
Jack McDuff - 'Down Home Blues' - 1997, Concord Jazz, Ars Nova |
Jack McDuff - 'Groovin'' - 1995, Camden |
Jack McDuff - 'Prelude' - 1964, Prestige |
Jack McDuff - 'Sanctified Samba' - 1963, Ars Nova |
Jack McDuff - 'The Heatin' System' - 1995, Concord, Galactic |
Jack McDuff - 'Tobacco Road. Do It Now!' - 1966, Atlantic, Lider |
Jack McDuff - 'Tough 'Duff' - 1995, OJC, Presige |
как основной соисполнитель ... |
Gene Ammons - 'Soul Summit' - 1962, Prestige |
George Benson - 'George Benson & Jack McDuff' - 1977, Prestige |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - 'Kirk's Work' - 1961, Prestige, OJC |
Sonny Stitt - 'Stitt Meets Brother Jack' - 1996, OJC |
как соисполнитель ... |
Lou Donaldson - 'Cool Blues' - 2012, Groove Hut Records |
Grant Green - 'Ballads' - 2002, Blue Note |
Grant Green - 'Grantstand' - 1961, Blue Note |
Gene Harris - 'Ballad Essentials' - 2003, Concord Jazz |
Etta James - 'Early Show, Vol. 1: Blues In The Night' - 1986, Fantasy |
Betty Roche - 'Singin' & Swingin'' - 1960, OJC |
Dave Specter - 'Left Turn On Blue' - 1996, Delmark |
Various Artists - 'Have You Had Your Vitamin B-3 Today?' - 2001, |