Brad Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Anybody heard Good 'Nuff from Johnny Hammond Smith. This one just came out last week also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel devos Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Organ and vibes is another wonderful combination that should be used more. Jim, howdya like the sessions of Lem Winchester or Johnny Lytle with organ? "Tough Duff" with McDuff and Lem Winchester plus sax/drums is one of my favorite records of all time. Organ and Vibes are a match made in heaven. Plus they're two of the heaviest instruments in the world, so the must go together. The old Prestige catalog contains many gems of the genre...Unfortunately, I do not think they have been released in CD format. One of my all time favourite is still the Prestige 7395 "Lonely Avenue" featuring Freddie McCoy vibes with a small band of 6, a.o. Tate Houston tenorsax, Richard Harris trombone, James Thomas organ and Ray Lucas drms Superb music, beautiful players anf first rate sound by RVG...Now if someone would care to reissue these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Any opinions of the live Fantasy compilation McDuff cd, THE CONCERT DUFF? I'm about to download it from EMusic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Prestige 7395 "Lonely Avenue" featuring Freddie McCoy vibes with a small band of 6, a.o. Tate Houston tenorsax, Richard Harris trombone, James Thomas organ and Ray Lucas drms... I take it this was recorded before MacArthur Park became a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 I take it this was recorded before MacArthur Park became a hit. Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!! Well, at least I got the joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 another McDuff recommendation: this was my first McDuff. I agree that Groovin' with Jug is essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Speaking of Jack McDuff, any views/review of Prelude from the Jack McDuff Big Band? This came out on September 9. I too would like to hear what others think about this session. I just received it with an order and haven't yet had an opportunity to listen to it. The reissue apparently contains additional material which brings the playing time to nearly 80 minutes. I've got it on order. That said, I've heard the album at one point at wasn't all that thrilled at the time. I think the organ/big band thing is a very hard thing to make work for my tastes. Jimmy Smith and Wes had some nice turns at it, but...I dunno...(the Groove Holmes/Gerald Wilson stuff is about my personal favorite in this genre)... But I'll post when I get the CD Dug up this old thread, and now....years later, I laugh because this is absolutely one of my favorite big band with organ recordings. McDuff is killer on this and Benny Golson arranges and conducts the stellar band. What was I thankin'?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedgoold Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 When I advertised my teaching on this forum I should have included working with Mcduff. We actually got along very well after I stopped playing with him. He gave me a thick skin, something i'll always be grateful for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I'm still kind of sleeping on McDuff, but among the three or so of his discs I've heard, I've always found this one here very good (but Holloway sounds a bit too much like a Griffin-imitator here and there... that may be wrong, but it's the impression I get): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 When I advertised my teaching on this forum I should have included working with Mcduff. We actually got along very well after I stopped playing with him. He gave me a thick skin, something i'll always be grateful for. Wow...how about some insight/stories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 another McDuff recommendation: this was my first McDuff. Me too! Even the cover is greeeazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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