Friday, July 17, 2020

George Benson & Jack McDuff

For Full Album Friday this week, a duo album featuring two jazz heavyweights.  George Benson on guitar and Jack McDuff on Hammond organ.  The album title is just the names of these two gentlemen, playing their music, their brand of jazz, together.  The uploader, has ripped the recording to digital format from an LP record.  The first six cuts are culled from “The New Boss Guitar of George Benson” recorded on May 1st, 1964.  The second six cuts come from Jack McDuff’s record “Hot Barbeque” recorded on October 19th, 1965.

The band lineup is:

George Benson: guitar
Jack McDuff: Hammond organ
Red Holloway: tenor saxophone
Ronnie Boykins: bass
Montego Joe: drums (tracks 1-6)
Joe Dukes: drums (tracks 7-13)

The track listing:

1. Shadow Dancers
2. The Sweet Alice Blues
3. I Don’t Know
4. Just Another Sunday
5. Easy Living
6. Rock-a-Bye
7. Hot Barbecue
8. The Party’s Over
9. Briar Patch
10. Hippy Dip
11. 601 1/2 No. Poplar
12. Cry Me A River
13. The Three Day Thang




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