Brother Jack Meets the Boss
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| Brother Jack Meets the Boss | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:53 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7228 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Brother Jack Meets the Boss is an album by the organist Jack McDuff and the saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 23, 1962.[1] Although billed as a meeting of organist Jack McDuff and tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, a second tenorist, Harold Vick, played on all of the tracks, as did guitarist Eddie Diehl and drummer Joe Dukes.[2]
Three of the six tracks were written by McDuff;[3] the first, "Watch Out", is an uptempo blues.[2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [4] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "this is a very successful soul-jazz/hard bop outing... Ammons, whose every note was always full of passion, fits in perfectly with McDuff's group".[3] Marc Myers described the recording as "a superb bluesy album".[2]
