Sophisticated Funk | ||||
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Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 All Platinum Studios, Englewood, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Chess ACH-19004 | |||
Producer | Billy Jones | |||
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Sophisticated Funk is an album by organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1976 and released on the Chess label.[2]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic site awarded the album 2 stars stating "This forgettable effort from Jack McDuff veers far too close to smooth jazz territory for comfort -- swapping his signature Hammond B-3 for keyboards, McDuff settles for a fusion sound suggesting a particularly tepid CTI session, with none of the swagger and groove of his most memorable records".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Jack McDuff and Billy Jones except as indicated
- "Dit Da Dit" - 6:00
- "Ju Ju" (Billy Jones) - 6:49
- "To Be Named Later" - 4:50
- "Summer Dream" - 4:50
- "Jack's Boogie" - 3:32
- "Mini Pads" - 5:50
- "Electric Surf Board" (Jack McDuff) - 5:17
- "Mannix Theme" (Lalo Schifrin) - 3:26
Personnel
[edit]- Jack McDuff - organ, piano, electric piano
- Joe Farrell - saxophones, flute
- Brian Cuomo - piano
- Robert Banks, Walter Morris - guitar
- Billy Jones - guitar, percussion
- Frank Prescod - electric bass
- Joe Corsello, Ted McKinsey, Clarence Oliver, Arnold Ramsey, Scott Schoer - drums
- Craig Derry, Scott Saunders - congas, percussion
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ankeney, J. Allmusic Review, January 24, 2013
- ^ Jack McDuff discography accessed January 24, 2013