Down Home Style Explained

Down Home Style
Type:	Album
Artist:	Brother Jack McDuff
Cover:	Down Home Style.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	June 10, 1969
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:59
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Lew Futterman, Larry Rogers
Chronology:	Brother Jack McDuff
Prev Title:	Gin and Orange
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Moon Rappin'
Next Year:	1969

Down Home Style is an album by American organist Brother Jack McDuff recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "A set of gritty electric funk and soulful blues, Down Home Style is an excellent showcase for Brother Jack McDuff's gripping, funky style... the record is designed as a showcase for McDuff's wild, intoxicating Hammond organ, and he runs with the it, demonstrating every one of his tricks".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

1. "The Vibrator" - 4:48
2. "Down Home Style" - 5:06
3. "Memphis in June" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:16
4. "Theme from Electric Surfboard" - 3:34
5. "It's All a Joke" - 3:48
6. "Butter (For Yo Popcorn)" - 4:08
7. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 5:18
8. "As She Walked Away" - 8:01

• • Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee on June 10, 1969.

Personnel

• • • Brother Jack McDuff - organ Jay Arnold - tenor saxophone Charlie Freeman - guitar
• James Alexander - electric bass
• Sammy Creason - drums
• Unidentified large band (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4300-series/#bst-84322 Blue Note Records discography
2. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=down-home-style-r143683|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 3, 2010