Brother Jack Meets the Boss
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{{Infobox album
| name = Brother Jack Meets the Boss
| type = Studio
| artist = Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons
| cover = Brother Jack Meets the Boss.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded = January 23, 1962
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 36:53
| label = Prestige
PR 7228
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Gene Ammons
| prev_title = Twisting the Jug
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Boss Tenors in Orbit!
| next_year = 1962
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Jack McDuff
| type = Studio
| prev_title = On With It!
| prev_year = 1961
| title = Brother Jack Meets the Boss
| year = 1962
| next_title = Stitt Meets Brother Jack
| next_year = 1962
}}
}}
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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7228 Gene Ammons discography], Jazz Disco. Retrieved December 11, 2012
Recording and music
The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 23, 1962. 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.{{cite web |last=Myers |first=Marc |author-link=Marc Myers |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Brother Jack Meets the Boss |url=https://www.jazzwax.com/2015/07/brother-jack-meets-the-boss.html |website=jazzwax.com |access-date=March 10, 2020}}
Three of the six tracks were written by McDuff; the first, "Watch Out", is an uptempo blues.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Down Beat
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Down Beat, September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No. 25
| rev2 = Allmusic
}}
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".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/brother-jack-meets-the-boss-mw0000674731 Jack McDuff - Brother Jack Meets the Boss], Allmusic. Retrieved December 11, 2012 Marc Myers described the recording as "a superb bluesy album".
Track listing
All compositions by Jack McDuff except where noted.
- "Watch Out" – 5:08
- "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) – 6:14
- "Mellow Gravy" – 5:00
- "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 6:22
- "Buzzin' Round" (Michael Edwards, Jack McDuff) – 6:12
- "Mr. Clean" (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) – 7:57
Personnel
- Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Harold Vick – tenor saxophone
- Eddie Diehl – guitar
- Joe Dukes – drums
References
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Category:1962 collaborative albums
Category:Prestige Records albums