Tobacco Road (Jack McDuff album)

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Tobacco Road
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Studio album by
Jack McDuff
Released1966
RecordedAugust 22 & 23, 1966
StudioChess Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Soul jazz
Length34:00
Label Atlantic
1472
Producer Lew Futterman
Jack McDuff chronology
A Change Is Gonna Come
(1966)		Tobacco Road
(1966)		 Do It Now!
(1966-67)
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Tobacco Road is a 1966 album by organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his second release on the Atlantic label. [2]

Jack McDuff American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader

Eugene McDuff, known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. He is also credited with giving guitarist George Benson his first break.

Atlantic Records American record label

Atlantic Recording Corporation is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Led Zeppelin and Yes.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Tobacco Road stands out from the pack... no matter what format, the tunes are given fantastically funked-up treatments that sound surprisingly natural". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

  1. "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Rudy Toombs) - 2:04
  2. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) - 2:56
  3. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52
  4. "Can't Get Satisfied" - 5:11
  5. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) - 2:39
  6. "And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) - 4:11
  7. "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) - 2:36
  8. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 5:55
  9. "Wade in the Water" - 4:36

Personnel

Hammond organ electric organ

The Hammond organ is an electric organ, invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Various models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to specify a variety of sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier so it can drive a speaker cabinet. Around two million Hammond organs have been manufactured. The organ is commonly used with, and associated with, the Leslie speaker.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings.. .. Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

King Kolax American musician

King Kolax was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

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References

  1. 1 2 Huey, S. Allmusic Review, January 22, 2013
  2. ↑ Jack McDuff discography accessed January 22, 2013
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