Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?

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Studio album by
Brother Jack McDuff
Released1970
RecordedDecember 1–3, 1970
Genre Jazz
Label Blue Note
Producer Lew Futterman
Brother Jack McDuff chronology
To Seek a New Home
(1970)		Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?
(1970)		 The Heatin' System
(1971)

Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring? is an album by American organist Brother Jack McDuff recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label. [1]

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.

Blue Note Records American record label

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label that is owned by Universal Music Group and operated with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. Although the original company did not record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring? is one of Brother Jack's more adventurous dates, and incorporates all sorts of strange pop elements in the mix... The sheer spaced-out vibe is an overwhelming attraction to Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?, because it is unlike any other record in McDuff's massive catalog -- even stranger than Moon Rappin' ". [2]

<i>Moon Rappin</i> album by Jack McDuff

Moon Rappin' is an album by American organist Brother Jack McDuff recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated
  1. "Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?" (Ray Draper) - 5:56
  2. "Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya" (Draper) - 9:46
  3. "Who's Pimpin' Who?" (Draper) - 5:44
  4. "Classic Funke" - 7:24
  5. "Ya'll Remember Boogie?" (Draper) - 4:50
  6. "Wank's Thang" - 6:04
  • Recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City on December 1 (tracks 2 & 5), December 2 (tracks 1 & 3) and December 3 (tracks 4 & 6), 1970.
The Hit Factory recording studio

The Hit Factory was a recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele. It closed on April 1, 2005; the original building is now the headquarters of American Musical and Dramatic Academy. However, other Hit Factory studio locations remained open, such as in Miami, Florida.

Personnel

Randy Brecker American musician

Randal Edward Brecker is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B.

Olu Dara Jones is an American cornetist, guitarist, and singer. He is the father of rapper Nas.

Trumpet musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family

A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music. They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular shape.

References

  1. ↑ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 3, 2010
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 3, 2010
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