Brother Jack McDuff - Brotherly Love (2001)

01.Hot Barbecue 5:36

02.Vas Dis 7:27

03.Kettle Of Fish 5:19

04.Georgia 7:57

05.Santa Amalia 5:39

06.April In Paris 4:40

07.Time's Marchin' On 9:34

08.Pork Chops & Pasta 8:08

09.Rock Candy 11:51.

Brother Jack McDuff, Joey DeFrancesco (Hammond B-3 organ)

Red Holloway (alto & tenor saxophones)

Andrew Beals (alto saxophone)

Jerry Weldon (tenor saxophone) John Hart, Pat Martino (guitar)

Frank Gravis (bass)

Grady Tate, Rudy Petschauer (drums).

Brotherly Love is "Brother" Jack McDuff's final recording session, and features Red Holloway and Pat Martino, both of whom were integral members of his popular '60s group. Recorded just months before his sudden death in 2001, McDuff pulls out all the stops on nine great tracks with phenomenal Hammond B-3 artistry. Two bonus tracks feature previously unreleased material that spotlights McDuff with his protégé, Joey DeFrancesco, sharing in the brotherly love.

Six originals and three standards brim with McDuff's trademark soul and blues chops, all sharing stories in a language the entire world can understand -- the blues. "Hot Barbecue" and "Georgia" are sure standouts, while the "live" recordings, "Pork Chops and Pasta" and "Rock Candy," add another level of excitement to this great recording. On the "live" tracks, McDuff and DeFrancesco together display their staggering Hammond B-3 organ techniques and their love of the blues and jazz that made them a presence on the soul-jazz scene. "Brother" Jack McDuff was a true soul-jazz man, and Brotherly Love captures the essence of the strong musical path he forged for more than 50 years.

Jack McDuff with George Benson - Legends Of Acid Jazz (1964)

01.Scufflin'

02.Privave

03.Hallelujah Time

04.Misconstrued

05.Lew's Piece

06.Opus de Funk

07.Our Miss Brooks

08.East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)

09.I Got a Woman

10.Hey Lawdy Mama

11.From the Bottom Up

12.Lexington Avenue Line.

Jack McDuff - Organ

Joe Dukes - Drums

George Benson - Guitar

Red Holloway - Sax (Tenor).

While these 12 selections were originally released on six different albums between 1965 and 1969, all of them were cut during July 1964: nine at a New York studio session, and three (embellished by Benny Golson big-band arrangements) live at Stockholm. Thus it makes for a thematically coherent compilation, every track featuring a young George Benson on guitar and Joe Dukes on drums; Red Holloway plays tenor sax on all but two songs. It's top-drawer soul-jazz, recommended to those who might find some of McDuff's other releases too homogenous, as his B-3 travels through diverse moods here: the uptempo blues of "Scufflin'," the slow-burning funk of "Our Miss Brooks," R&B/soul in the cover of "I Got a Woman." The closing "Lexington Avenue Line" is the oddest track, though quite a good one, sounding like a movie soundtrack theme with its dramatic strings. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide.