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Jack McDuff

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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.

Collections

Title: Blues Deluxe

Genre: Blues

Title: Blue Note 75

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Got the Blues

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hammond Heroes

Genre: Jazz

Title: Soul Blues USA

Genre: Blues

Title: Evening Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Early R&B Classics

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Funk

Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk

Title: Chillout Jazz Organ

Genre: Funk

Title: 50 Greatest Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Groovy Jazz Organ

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mod Jazz Forever

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Vol. 07

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summer Night Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: 60's Jazz Classics

Genre: Jazz

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Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Gentle Jug, Volume 3

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blessings

Artist: Antonio Hart

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Funk

Artist: Blue Funk

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Title: 200 Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Night Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blues Traveler

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Genre: Blues

Title: 60s Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: 60s Jazz Hits

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Music USA

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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