Do It Now! (Jack McDuff album)

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Do It Now!
Studio album by Jack McDuff
Released	1967
Recorded	December 15 & 20, 1966, and May 23, 1967 New York City
Genre	Soul jazz
Label	Atlantic 1484
Producer	Lew Futterman
Jack McDuff chronology
Tobacco Road (1966) Do It Now! (1967) Double Barrelled Soul (1967)

Do It Now! is a 1967 album by the organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his third release on the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[3]

Scott Yanow in his review for AllMusic wrote, "McDuff and his regular group of the period swing their way through five of McDuff's originals and two obscurities with plenty of spirit, if not a great deal of originality."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

1. "Snap Back Jack" - 4:50
2. "Mush Melon" - 4:44
3. "Summer Samba (Samba de Verão)" (Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 5:10
4. "Do It Now" - 5:35
5. "Strolling Blues" - 8:12
6. "Pleasant Moments" (Harold Ousley) - 6:29
7. "Mutt & Jeff" - 4:35

• Recorded in New York City on December 15, 1966 (tracks 2-5), December 20, 1966 (tracks 6 & 7) and May 23, 1967 (track 1).

Personnel

• Jack McDuff - organ
• Danny Turner - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Leo Johnson - tenor saxophone, flute
• Melvin Sparks - guitar
• Ray Appleton (tracks 2-7), Ray Lucas (track 1) - drums

References