Notes & Personnel Info |
 | Personnel: Jack McDuff (organ); Gene Ammons, Harold Vick (tenor saxophone); Eddie Diehl (guitar); Joe Dukes (drums). |
| Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 23, 1962. Originally released on Prestige (7228). Includes liner notes by Tom Wilson. |
| Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1995, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). |
| Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Jack McDuff (organ); Eddie Diehl (guitar); Harold Vick (tenor saxophone); Joe Dukes (synthesizer, drums). |
| Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino. |
| Audio Remixer: Joe Tarantino. |
| Liner Note Author: Tom Wilson. |
| Recording information: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/23/1962); New Jersey (01/23/1962). |
| Photographer: Esmond Edwards. |
| Unknown Contributor Roles: Harold Vick; Joe Dukes; Eddie Diehl. |
| It is not too surprising that this is a very successful soul-jazz/hard bop outing, for it teams organist Brother Jack McDuff with the great tenor Gene Ammons. The quintet (which also includes the notable Harold Vick on second tenor, guitarist Eddie Diehl and drummer Joe Dukes) performs three basic McDuff tunes, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson's "Mr. Clean," Horace Silver's "Strollin'," and the still-viable swing standard "Christopher Columbus." Ammons, whose every note was always full of passion, fits in perfectly with McDuff's group; this accessible set has been reissued on CD. ~ Scott Yanow |
| BROTHER JACK MEETS THE BOSS effectively blends sophisticated hard bop with blues-soaked soul-jazz. Tenor-sax luminary Gene Ammons and Hammond B-3 stylist Jack McDuff join forces on this excellent 1962 session, churning up infectious swing, harmonically inventive solos, and plenty of grits-and-gravy down-home goodness in the funky grooves and bluesy feeling. McDuff's quintet also includes drummer Joe Dukes, guitarist Eddie Diehl, and saxophonist Harold Vick, and provides taut support for the explorations of both McDuff and Ammons. |
| The program includes three McDuff originals, including the charged bop workout "Watch Out," and the Horace Silver tune "Strollin'," with its breezy, mid-tempo groove and a round of fine solo spots. There is plenty of stretching out here, but what dominates is the overall mood--an earthy, mellow ease that is equal parts subtlety, swing, and musical invention, spearheaded by McDuff's swirling B-3 and Ammon's full-toned sax attack. |
Producer: Esmond Edwards |
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder |
Musical Guests |
| Harold Vick |
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