Jack McDuff
"Brother" Jack McDuff (actually Eugene McDuffy , born September 17, 1926 in Champaign , Illinois , † January 23, 2001 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American jazz organist and band leader.
Live and act
McDuff began his career as a bassist under Denny Zeitlin and Joe Farrell . He then studied privately in Cincinnati and worked with Johnny Griffin in Chicago . In the mid-1950s he learned to play the organ and piano by himself and made soul jazz recordings with Willis Jackson .
He brought out his first album as a band leader in 1960 with Jimmy Forrest . The following year he formed his own band with Harold Vick and Joe Dukes , later joined by George Benson . With this band he played several albums, he also worked with Joe Henderson , Pat Martino , Jimmy Witherspoon , David Newman , Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons and also experimented with electronic keyboards. Due to health problems, he concentrated on studio work from the late 1980s.
Discography
Chart positions Explanation of the data |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albums | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
- Tough 'Duff with Jimmy Forrest , Lem Winchester , Bill Elliot , 1960
- Brother Jack (Legends of Acid Jazz) with Grant Green , Bill Jennings , Joe Dukes , Harold Vick , Alvin Johnson , 1961
- The Honeydripper with Jimmy Forrest, Grant Green, Ben Dixon , 1961
- Brother Jack Meets the Boss with Gene Ammons , Joe Dukes , Eddie Diehl , Harold Vick, 1962
- Screamin ' with Leo Wright , Joe Dukes, Kenny Burrell , 1962
- Crash with Ray Barretto , Joe Dukes, Kenny Burrell, Eric Dixon , Harold Vick, 1963
- Silken Soul with George Benson , Larry Gales , Red Holloway , Pat Martino , Harold Ousley , Joe Dukes, Montego Joe , 1964
- Legends of Acid Jazz with George Benson, Red Holloway, Joe Dukes, Benny Golson , 1964
- Hot Barbeque with George Benson, Red Holloway, Joe Dukes, 1965
- Tobacco Road with Red Holloway, Joe Dukes, JJ Jackson , Frederick Berry , Bobby Christian , Roland Faulkner , King Kolax , Johnny Guitar Watson , Danny Turner , Lonnie Simmons , 1966
- The Natural Thing with Phil Upchurch , 1968
- Moon rappin ' with Joe Dukes , Jean DuShon , Jerry Bird , Bill Phillips, 1969
- Down Home Style with Charlie Freeman , Jay Arnold , Sammy Greason , 1969
- To Seek a New Home with Jimmy Witherspoon , Dick Morrissey , Terry Smith , 1970 - Blue Note
- Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring? with Joe Beck , Ray Draper , Olu Dara , Randy Brecker , Dick Griffin , Paul Griffin , Tony Levin , Mike Mainieri , Donald McDonald , Jon Pierson , 1970
- The Re-Entry with John Hart , Houston Person , Cecil Bridgewater , Grady Tate , Ron Bridgewater , 1988
- Another Real Good'un with Cecil Brooks III , John Hart, Houston Person, Cecil Bridgewater, Randy Johnston , Ron Bridgewater , Buddy Williams , 1989
- Color Me Blue with George Benson , Ron Eschete , Red Holloway , Phil Upchurch , Joe Dukes , Kevin Axt , Denise Perrier, 1991
- Brother Jack McDuff Live! with George Benson, Red Holloway, Joe Dukes, Harold Vick, 1994
- The Heatin 'System with John Hart, Andrew Beals , Larry Grenadier , Dick Oatts , Rudy Petschauer , Jerry Weldon , 1994
- That's the Way I Feel About It with John Hart, Andrew Beals, Rudy Petschauer, Chris Potter , Kip Reed , Jerry Weldon, 1996
- Bringin 'It Home with Red Holloway, Mark Whitfield , Grady Tate , Andrew Beals , Frank Gravis , Rudy Petschauer, Jerry Weldon, 1999
- Brotherly Love with Red Holloway, Pat Martino , Grady Tate, Andrew Beals, Joey DeFrancesco , Frank Gravis, Rudy Petschauer, Jerry Weldon, 2001
- The Last Goodun ' with Gene Ammons , George Benson , Larry Gales , Red Holloway , Bill Jennings , Bobby Donaldson , Charles Davis , Joe Dukes , Montego Joe , Buster Cooper , Eddie Diehl , Wendell Marshall , Harold Vick, Danny Turner , 2002
Web links
- Jack McDuff at Discogs (English)
- Jack McDuff at Allmusic (English)
- Works by and about Jack McDuff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jack McDuff's website
- Obituaries
swell
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | McDuff, Jack |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McDuffy, Eugene (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz organist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Champaign , Illinois |
DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 2001 |
Place of death | Minneapolis , Minnesota |