Brother Jack McDuff - Do It Now! (1967) (Japan 24-bit Remaster, 2013)

Artist: Brother Jack McDuff
Title Of Album: Do It Now!
Year Of Release: 1967/2013
Label (Catalog#) Atlantic [WPCR-27279]
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Bitrate: Lossless
Quality: FLAC (tracks + cue,log)
Time: 00:39:35
Full Size: 381mb(+3%)(covers)

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
After a long string of Prestige recordings, organist Jack McDuff recorded a few LPs for Atlantic (all of which are currently out of print) in a similar soul-jazz style. The only change was that the length of the tunes tended to fall into the potential radio airplay range of four to six minutes. McDuff and his regular group of the period (Leo Johnson and Danny Turner on reeds, underrated guitarist Melvin Sparks, and drummer Ray Appleton) swing their way through five of McDuff's originals and two obscurities with plenty of spirit, if not a great deal of originality.

Tracks:
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01. "Snap Back Jack" - 4:50
02. "Mush Melon" - 4:44
03. "Summer Samba (Samba de Verão)" (Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 5:10
04. "Do It Now" - 5:35
05. "Strolling Blues" - 8:12
06. "Pleasant Moments" (Harold Ousley) - 6:29
07. "Mutt & Jeff" - 4:35

Personnel
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Jack McDuff - organ
Danny Turner - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Leo Johnson - tenor saxophone, flute
Melvin Sparks - guitar
Ray Appleton (tracks 2-7), Ray Lucas (track 1) - drums

Recorded in New York City on December 15, 1966 (tracks 2-5), December 20, 1966 (tracks 6 & 7) and May 23, 1967 (track 1).