Brother Jack Meets the Boss

Brother Jack Meets the Boss is an album by the organist Jack McDuff and the saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Brother Jack Meets the Boss
Studio album by
Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 23, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:53
LabelPrestige
PR 7228
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
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Jack McDuff chronology
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(1962)

Recording and music

The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 23, 1962.[1] Although billed as a meeting of organist Jack McDuff and tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, a second tenorist, Harold Vick, played on all of the tracks, as did guitarist Eddie Diehl and drummer Joe Dukes.[2]

Three of the six tracks were written by McDuff;[3] the first, "Watch Out", is an uptempo blues.[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[4]
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "this is a very successful soul-jazz/hard bop outing... Ammons, whose every note was always full of passion, fits in perfectly with McDuff's group".[3] Marc Myers described the recording as "a superb bluesy album".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except where noted.

  1. "Watch Out" – 5:08
  2. "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) – 6:14
  3. "Mellow Gravy" – 5:00
  4. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 6:22
  5. "Buzzin' Round" (Michael Edwards, Jack McDuff) – 6:12
  6. "Mr. Clean" (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) – 7:57

Personnel
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References
  1. Gene Ammons discography, Jazz Disco. Retrieved December 11, 2012
  2. Myers, Marc (July 28, 2015). "Brother Jack Meets the Boss". jazzwax.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. Yanow, S. Jack McDuff - Brother Jack Meets the Boss, Allmusic. Retrieved December 11, 2012
  4. Down Beat, September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No. 25


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