Down Home Style

Down Home Style
Studio album by Brother Jack McDuff
Released	1969
Recorded	June 10, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:59
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Lew Futterman, Larry Rogers
Brother Jack McDuff chronology
Gin and Orange (1968) Down Home Style (1969) Moon Rappin' (1969)

Down Home Style is an album by American organist Brother Jack McDuff recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "A set of gritty electric funk and soulful blues, Down Home Style is an excellent showcase for Brother Jack McDuff's gripping, funky style... the record is designed as a showcase for McDuff's wild, intoxicating Hammond organ, and he runs with the it, demonstrating every one of his tricks".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

1. "The Vibrator" - 4:48
2. "Down Home Style" - 5:06
3. "Memphis in June" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:16
4. "Theme from Electric Surfboard" - 3:34
5. "It's All a Joke" - 3:48
6. "Butter (For Yo Popcorn)" - 4:08
7. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 5:18
8. "As She Walked Away" - 8:01

• • Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee on June 10, 1969.

Personnel

• Brother Jack McDuff - organ
• Jay Arnold - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Freeman - guitar
• James Alexander - electric bass
• Sammy Creason - drums
• Unidentified large band (tracks 2, 3 & 6)

References

1. Blue Note Records discography accessed December 3, 2010
2. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 3, 2010