Do It Now! (Jack McDuff album) explained

Do It Now!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jack McDuff
Cover:	Do It Now! (Jack McDuff album).jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	December 15 & 20, 1966, and May 23, 1967 New York City
Genre:	Soul jazz
Label:	Atlantic 1484
Producer:	Lew Futterman
Chronology:	Jack McDuff
Prev Title:	Tobacco Road
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Double Barrelled Soul
Next Year:	1967

Do It Now! is a 1967 album by the organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his third release on the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow in his review for AllMusic wrote, "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."^[2]

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 2-7), Ray Lucas (track 1) - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/brother-jack-mcduff/catalog/#atlantic-lp-1484 Jack McDuff discography
2. Web site: Yanow, Scott . Do It Now! Review . Allmusic . February 28, 2023.