The Natural Thing (Jack McDuff album)

The Natural Thing
Studio album by Jack McDuff
Released	1968
Recorded	April 1968
Studio	Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:27
Label	Cadet LPS 812
Producer	Lew Futterman
Jack McDuff chronology
Double Barrelled Soul (1967) The Natural Thing (1968) Getting Our Thing Together (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Natural Thing is a 1968 album by organist Brother Jack McDuff which was his first release on the Cadet label.^[3]

Reception

Al Campbell in his review for Allmusic states, "this isn't one of McDuff's strongest dates, but it does contain enjoyable moments".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack McDuff except as indicated

1. "Let My People Go" (Richard Evans, Jack McDuff) - 3:51
2. "Who Stole My Soul?" (Evans, Cleveland Eaton, Louis Satterfield) - 3:30
3. "L. David Sloan" (Angela Martin, Billy Meshel) - 3:37
4. "Funky Guru" - 3:16
5. "Ain't It?" (Evans) - 3:00
6. "The Natural Thing" - 6:16
7. "Run on Home" - 5:33
8. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:35
9. "Rock Candy" - 4:49

Personnel

• Brother Jack McDuff - organ
• Cliff Davis - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Roland Faulkner, Phil Upchurch - guitar
• Morris Jennings, James Slaughter, Marshall Thompson - drums
• unidentified brass arranged and conducted by Richard Evans (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)

References

1. Campbell, A. Allmusic Review, January 22, 2013
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 134. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Jack McDuff discography accessed January 22, 2013