Brother Jack McDuff | The Natural Thing

Author of one of the funkiest, most soulful, Hammond B-3 styles of all time, with rock-solid basslines and blues-drenched solos. 
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AllMusic Review by Al Campbell

Hammond B-3 groovemeister "Brother" Jack McDuff carried on with his timeless patented boogaloo jazz on The Natural Thing from 1968, but is unfortunately drowned out by the overpowering punchy crunching horn charts of arranger Richard Evans. For that reason, this isn't one of McDuff's strongest dates, but it does contain enjoyable moments sans horns (especially "Funky Guru") guaranteed to please collectors of soulful funky organ. Originally recorded in Chicago for the Cadet label, this session is currently available only as a Japanese MCA import.

Brother Jack McDuff - organ
Cliff Davis - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Roland Faulkner, Phil Upchurch guitar
Unknown - drums
unidentified brass arranged and conducted by Richard Evans (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)




A1 Let My People Go – McDuff*, Evans* 0:00 
A2 Who Stole My Soul ? – Eaton*, Satterfield*, Evans* 03:40
A3 L. David Sloan – Martin*, Meshel* 06:59
A4 Funky Guru – Jack McDuff* 10:24
A5 Ain't It ? – Richard Evans (2) 13:29
B1 The Natural Thing– Jack McDuff* 16:22
B2 Run On Home – Jack McDuff* 22:18
B3 Con Alma – Dizzy Gillespie 27:33
B4 Rock Candy – Jack McDuff* 30:54


Recorded at the Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, April 1968
RecordingEngineer Malcolm Chisholm
Producer Lew Futterman
Supervisor Richard Evans
Cover Design Ruyell Ho;Jerry Griffith

CADET RECORDS 1968 LPS812