The Midnight Sun (Jack McDuff album)

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The Midnight Sun
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Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedJune 5, 1963, July 1964, late 1965 and February 1966
New Jersey and New York City
Genre Soul jazz
Label Prestige
PR 7529
Producer Lew Futterman
Jack McDuff chronology
Hallelujah Time!
(1963-66)
The Midnight Sun
(1968)
Soul Circle
(1964-66)
Professional ratings
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The Midnight Sun is an album by organist Jack McDuff recorded between 1963 and 1966 and released on the Prestige label. [2]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

  1. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:52
  2. "Misconstrued" - 7:00
  3. "The Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer) - 6:20
  4. "Rockabye" (George Benson) - 3:50
  5. "Stop It" - 6:09

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic Review, January 21, 2013
  2. Jack McDuff discography accessed January 21, 2013