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Do It Now! (Jack McDuff album)

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Released
  
1967

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Artist
  
Jack McDuff

Producer
  
Lew Futterman

Genre
  
Soul jazz

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Recorded
  
December 15 & 20, 1966 and May 23, 1967 New York City

Do It Now! (1966-67)
  
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Do It Now! is a 1967 album by organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his third release on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow in his review for Allmusic states, "McDuff and his regular group of the period swing their way through five of McDuff's originals and two obscurities with plenty of spirit, if not a great deal of originality".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

  1. "Snap Back Jack" - 4:50
  2. "Mush Melon" - 4:44
  3. "Summer Samba (Samba de Verão)" (Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 5:10
  4. "Do It Now" - 5:35
  5. "Strolling Blues" - 8:12
  6. "Pleasant Moments" (Harold Ousley) - 6:29
  7. "Mutt & Jeff" - 4:35
  • Recorded in New York City on December 15, 1966 (tracks 2-5), December 20, 1966 (tracks 6 & 7) and May 23, 1967 (track 1).

    • Personnel

  • Jack McDuff - organ
  • Danny Turner - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Leo Johnson - tenor saxophone, flute
  • Melvin Sparks - guitar
  • Ray Appleton (tracks 2-9), Ray Lucas (track 1) - drums

    • Songs

    1Snap Back Jack4:50
    2Mush Melon4:44
    3Summer Samba5:10

    References

    Do It Now! (Jack McDuff album) Wikipedia
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