Tobacco Road (Jack McDuff album)
Tobacco Road is a 1966 album by organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his second release on the Atlantic label.[2]
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | August 22 & 23, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 34:00 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1472 | |||
| Producer | Lew Futterman | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Tobacco Road stands out from the pack... no matter what format, the tunes are given fantastically funked-up treatments that sound surprisingly natural".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated
- "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Rudy Toombs) - 2:04
- "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) - 2:56
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52
- "Can't Get Satisfied" - 5:11
- "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) - 2:39
- "And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) - 4:11
- "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) - 2:36
- "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 5:55
- "Wade in the Water" - 4:36
- Recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago on August 22 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7) and August 23 (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9), 1966.
Personnel
- Jack McDuff - organ, arranger
- Fred Berry, King Kolax - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- John Watson - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Red Holloway - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Danny Turner - tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9)
- Lonnie Simmons - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Bobby Christian - vibraphone, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Roland Faulkner (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Calvin Green (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9) - guitar
- Loyal J. Gresham - electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Joe Dukes (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9), Bob Guthrie (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7) - drums
- J. J. Jackson - arranger, conductor (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
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References
- Huey, S. Allmusic Review, January 22, 2013
- Jack McDuff discography accessed January 22, 2013
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