875531023930

Ain't No Sunshine

Brother Jack McDuff

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Format: 2LP

Cat No: RTRLP011

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Release Date:  20 April 2024

Label:  Wienerworld

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  875531023930

Genres:  Jazz  R&B  

  • Description

    This hand-numbered, limited-edition to 2,000, double-LP set was transferred from the original tape reels and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl - the deluxe package includes an extensive 4-page booklet with essays by archival producer and label owner/producer/musician Cory Weeds, plus passages from Hammond organists Delvon Lamarr, Larry Goldings and Brian Charette; and rare photos and memorabilia. LP mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.


    'Ain't No Sunshine' is a previously unissued concert recording from one of the greasiest and funkiest hammond B3 organists of all-time, Brother Jack McDuff. The album features his then working band saxphonists Leo Johnson and Dave Young, guitarist Vinnie Corrao and drummer Ron Davis.


    A marvelous bandleader and organist as well as capable arranger, “Brother” Jack McDuff has one of the funkiest, most soulful styles of all time on the Hammond B-3. His rock-solid basslines and blues-drenched solos are balanced by clever, almost pianistic melodies and interesting progressions and phrases.


    McDuff began as a bassist playing with Denny Zeitlin and Joe Farrell. He studied privately in Cincinnati and worked with Johnny Griffin in Chicago. He taught himself organ and piano in the mid-’50s, and began gaining attention working with Willis Jackson in the late ’50s and early ’60s, cutting high caliber soul-jazz dates for Prestige.


    McDuff made his recording debut as a leader for Prestige in 1960, playing in a studio pickup band with Jimmy Forrest. They made a pair of outstanding albums: Tough Duff and The Honeydripper. McDuff organized his own band the next year, featuring Harold Vick and drummer Joe Dukes. Things took off when McDuff hired a young guitarist named George Benson.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Theme From Electric Surfboard
      • 2. Three Blind Mice

      Side 2

      • 1. Ain't No Sunshine
      • 2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
      • 3. Blues 1 & 8

      Disc 2

      Side 1

      • 1. Unkown
      • 2. The Jolly Black Giant

      Side 2

      • 1. Middle Class Folk Song
      • 2. 6:30 In The Morning

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