Listening Room – “Brother Jack McDuff Live!”

Brother Jack McDuff - "Rock Candy"
Brother Jack McDuff - Dink's Blues"
From "Brother Jack McDuff Live!" : 1963 : Prestige PRLP 7274
A compilation of 2 classic McDuff albums from the early 1960's, this is Hammond B-3 jazz at it's best. The album features a very young George Benson on guitar (this was one of his first appearances on record) and a young Harold Vick who would go on to make some great soul-jazz records of his own.
Players:
Jack McDuff - Organ
Red Holloway - Tenor Sax, Flute
Harold Vick - Tenor Sax
George Benson - Guitar
Joe Dukes - Drums
Listening Room – “Alligator Boogaloo”

Lou Donaldson - "Alligator Boogaloo"
Lou Donaldson - "Aw Shucks!"
From "Alligator Boogaloo" : 1967 : Blue Note Records
A soul-jazz monster from 1967, Lou Donaldson continued his string of popular records for Blue Note with this release. Alligator Boogaloo brought together a trio of very young players who would go on to have great careers: George Benson on Guitar, Lonnie Smith (still going strong today as Dr. Lonnie Smith) and a fella known at the time as Leo Morris who would later become the soul-jazz master drummer Idris Muhammad.
Players:
Lou Donaldson - Alto Sax
Melvin Lastin, Sr. - Trumpet
George Benson - Guitar
Lonnie Smith - B3 Organ
Leo Morris (Idris Muhammad) - Drums
