1 Brother Jack 4:00
2 Mr. Wonderful 3:53
3 Noon Train 5:51
4 Drowsy 3:37
5 Organ Grinder's Swing 2:55
6 Mack 'N' Duff 5:10
7 You're Driving Me Crazy 4:47
8 Light Blues 6:01
9 Godiva Brown 5:13
10 Goodnight, It's Time To Go 6:12
11 Sanctified Waltz 4:51
12 McDuff Speaking 6:21
13 A Smooth One 10:45
14 I'll Be Seeing You 7:35
Bass – Wendell Marshall (tracks: 1-8)
Drums – Alvin Johnson (tracks: 1-8), Joe Dukes (tracks: 9-14)
Guitar – Bill Jennings (tracks: 1-8), Grant Green (tracks: 9-14)
Organ – Jack McDuff
Tenor Saxophone – Harold Vick (tracks: 9-14)
This release combines two Jack McDuff albums: Brother Jack McDuff With Bill Jennings - Brother Jack (tracks 1-8) and Brother Jack McDuff - Goodnight, It's Time To Go (tracks 9-14).
Jack McDuff started out playing piano in his father's church. Although he later switched to playing jazz on the Hammond B-3 organ, strong gospel strains remained, which is why they call him "brother." This volume brings together the organist's first and fourth albums as a leader, along with a bonus track from the latter session. Brother Jack was made in 1960 when he was still a member of Willis Jackson's group and features the sweetly soulful blues guitar work of Bill Jennings, McDuff's bandmate at the time. Cut a year and a half later, Goodnight, It's Time to Go was the debut disc by McDuff's own highly exciting combo, made up of the brilliant young guitarist Grant Green, hard-charging tenor saxophonist Harold Vick, and soul-sockin' drummer Joe Dukes. |
