Jack McDuff - The Best of the Concord Years

Hammond B-3 organist Jack Mcduff spent his last decade recording for the Concord Jazz label, and for the most part his albums during this time period lacked the verve and fire of his earlier work, and he seemed, at times, to be going through the motions. The two-disc Best Of The Concord Years anthology changes that perception a bit, since by picking some of the best tracks from the individual albums, the end result is a collection that is both more varied and energetic than its original sources, and Mcduff emerges as a vital performer to the end. Read More