| Brother Jack Meets the Boss | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons |
| Cover: | Brother Jack Meets the Boss.jpg |
| 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 |
| Chronology: | Gene Ammons |
| Prev Title: | Twisting the Jug |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Boss Tenors in Orbit! |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
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. 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; the first, "Watch Out", is an uptempo blues.
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".
All compositions by Jack McDuff except where noted.