Essentially collaborative ventures the two albums collected on this Prestige two-fer are not only vehicles for McDuff but also, as the title denotes the Soul-injected percussion of Joe Dukes. Both ...

Despite the drab classicism its title might imply this disc delivers a set of music that’s a distant departure from run-of-the-mill repertory .pap. Jack McDuff might’ve been given the moniker of ...

JACK MCDUFF, who has died in Minneapolis aged 74, was a master of the Hammond organ, and a leading exponent of the "soul jazz" genre. Along with his contemporary Jimmy Smith, McDuff defined the role ...