my ignorance of Jack McDuff

[Brad]

Anybody heard Good 'Nuff from Johnny Hammond Smith. This one just came out last week also.

[michel devos]

Organ and vibes is another wonderful combination that should be used more.

Jim, howdya like the sessions of Lem Winchester or Johnny Lytle with organ?

"Tough Duff" with McDuff and Lem Winchester plus sax/drums is one of my favorite records of all time.

Organ and Vibes are a match made in heaven. Plus they're two of the heaviest instruments in the world, so the must go together.

The old Prestige catalog contains many gems of the genre...Unfortunately, I do not think they have been released in CD format.

One of my all time favourite is still the Prestige 7395 "Lonely Avenue" featuring Freddie McCoy vibes with a small band of 6, a.o. Tate Houston tenorsax, Richard Harris trombone, James Thomas organ and Ray Lucas drms

Superb music, beautiful players anf first rate sound by RVG...Now if someone would care to reissue these...

[The Mule]

Any opinions of the live Fantasy compilation McDuff cd, THE CONCERT DUFF?

I'm about to download it from EMusic...

[Chuck Nessa]

Prestige 7395 "Lonely Avenue" featuring Freddie McCoy vibes with a small band of 6, a.o. Tate Houston tenorsax, Richard Harris trombone, James Thomas organ and Ray Lucas drms...

I take it this was recorded before MacArthur Park became a hit.

[The Mule]

I take it this was recorded before MacArthur Park became a hit.

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!

Well, at least I got the joke!

[John B]

another McDuff recommendation:

this was my first McDuff.

I agree that Groovin' with Jug is essential.

[Soul Stream]

Speaking of Jack McDuff, any views/review of Prelude from the Jack McDuff Big Band?  This came out on September 9.

I too would like to hear what others think about this session. I just received it with an order and haven't yet had an opportunity to listen to it. The reissue apparently contains additional material which brings the playing time to nearly 80 minutes.

I've got it on order. That said, I've heard the album at one point at wasn't all that thrilled at the time. I think the organ/big band thing is a very hard thing to make work for my tastes. Jimmy Smith and Wes had some nice turns at it, but...I dunno...(the Groove Holmes/Gerald Wilson stuff is about my personal favorite in this genre)...

But I'll post when I get the CD

Dug up this old thread, and now....years later, I laugh because this is absolutely one of my favorite big band with organ recordings. McDuff is killer on this and Benny Golson arranges and conducts the stellar band. What was I thankin'?!

[nedgoold]

When I advertised my teaching on this forum I should have included working with Mcduff. We actually got along very well after I stopped playing with him. He gave me a thick skin, something i'll always be grateful for.

[king ubu]

I'm still kind of sleeping on McDuff, but among the three or so of his discs I've heard, I've always found this one here very good (but Holloway sounds a bit too much like a Griffin-imitator here and there... that may be wrong, but it's the impression I get):

[Soul Stream]

When I advertised my teaching on this forum I should have included working with Mcduff. We actually got along very well after I stopped playing with him. He gave me a thick skin, something i'll always be grateful for.

Wow...how about some insight/stories?

[Big Al]

another McDuff recommendation:

this was my first McDuff.

Me too! Even the cover is greeeazy!

[Bright Moments]

recommended!