Help on Soul Jazz?? Ronnie Foster- Jack McDuff

[Morganized]

I saw a couple of CD's in the used shop today and thought I might be able to get an opinion here. Both were Blue Note Rare Groove. One was Ronnie Foster's, Two Headed Freap, the other Brother Jack McDuff, Down Home Style.

Any comments on these? I have heard them discussed in the past but can't remember the comments and was curious to hear what thoughts are out there.

Thanks

[undergroundagent]

You better pick up that Foster disc. Pretty tough to find & OOP. Nice organ date to boot...

[scottb]

Yeah, if you don't like the Foster you could always sell it to someone here at the board. It's a no risk purchase.

On the McDuff, I like it. It's a good Rare Groove title. Meaning it's nothing revolutionary or mind blowing but definitely booty shaking.

[Soul Stream]

Both are great. Go back and pick them up. Like the others said, the Foster is impossible to find, and the McDuff is just good grease no matter how you gut it.

Congrats on the score.

[Ed S]

As above, buy 'em. Both are nice Rare Grooves.

If you dig the Foster, check out Sweet Revival. It's another BN recently reissued on BN France and available at Dustygroove for $14. Not as good as Freap, but Foster has a way with those 60s pop tunes that really works for me. Killer version of Me and Mrs Jones

[Morganized]

Thanks for all the input. Picked them up. Love the Foster. I had not had much of a chance to listen to it in the store but it is a really good date.Thanks again.

[mailman]

It's hard to believe all the praise heaped on these Ronnie Foster sessions. Foster, Bobby Humphery, Ronni Laws and the Mizell brothers were all brought to Blue Note by one Dr. George Butler. They were criticly panned at the time of their release 30 years ago and the critics were right. This stuff isn't jazz at its best and isn't good music at its worst. As for McDuff, he made some great records and had many great bands. For me, I'll take the sessions on Prestige.