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Brother Jack McDuff: Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?
The album's six selections are catchy, infectious, soulful things that seduce with groove and attitude. The title track kicks off the album with an acid-like, eerie sound montage that swells and soon dissolves into pure funky goodness. McDuff, always skilled in these settings, plays to excite and his intentions are reciprocated well by the entire band. On the Billy Preston-like "YA YA YA YA YA YA," the group uses a gospel feel to sway and hypnotize the listener.
Less trance-like tunes are found in the hustlin' swagger of "Who's Pimpin' Who?" and "Classic Funke." "Ya'll Remember Boogie" is an odd piece in this context, with its big band-like arrangement and straight-ahead flair; it's a great song, though seemingly out of place here. The closing number, the gentle, nearly disco-ish "Wank's Thang," also adds to the sometimes uneven, though always enjoyable mix of sounds and styles that make up Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?
Track Listing
Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?; YA YA YA YA YA YA; Who's Pimpin' Who; Classic Funke; Ya'll Remember Boogie?; Wank's Thang.
Personnel
Jack McDuff
organ, Hammond B3Brother Jack McDuff: organ; Joe Beck: electric guitar; Donald McDonalddrums; Tony Levin: bass; Mike Mainieri: vibes; Ray Draper: persussion, bass, vocals, tuba, bass horn; Randy Brecker, Olu Dara: trumpet; Dick Griffin, John Pierson: trombone; Paul Griffin: piano.
Album information
Title: Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring? | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Water
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